Qinghe Immortal Clan.

The test of Song Qingming by the two ancestors of the Li family in the hall before had made them certain that Song Qingming was not aware of Li Xuanyi's disappearance.

Hearing the question from the clan leader Li Boying, Li Mengliang smiled and nodded, saying, "Don't worry, he has already agreed to it in person and will not go out and talk nonsense.

At first I thought this matter had nothing to do with Taixu Sect, it was just that this guy happened to come here in a strange way, now it seems that we were indeed wrong."

“I know, but it’s hard to be sure of the answer without trying.

After all, Xuan Yi went to Yuxuan Island every other day, so she must have feelings for Taixu Sect. I still don’t quite believe that she could just break up with him in one sentence.”

"Haha! I have no objection to you trying it, but the noise was quite loud. Not only did it scare the younger generation, but it also made me lose thousands of spirit stones in vain." After Li Mengliang finished speaking, a look of helplessness appeared on his face.

"Who made this brat come to my door without knowing how to do it? I can't ask Taixu Sect for help, so I can't vent my anger on him!"

Hearing Li Boying's words, Li Mengliang couldn't help but smiled and shook his head. After a moment, he calmly asked:
"Third Uncle, now that we have confirmed that Xuan Yi's disappearance has nothing to do with Taixu Sect, what should we do next?"

Hearing this, Li Boying, the clan leader, suddenly looked up into the distance. After a long silence, which was unusual, he asked softly:
"Meng Liang, tell me the truth. Regarding Xuan Yi's matter, did I do anything wrong?"

"Third uncle, this is all for the family, I don't think you have done anything wrong.

Even if I were to make the decision, given the family's current situation, I would try my best to keep Xuan Yi in the family."

In response to Li Boying's question, Li Mengliang expressed his thoughts without hesitation and firmly supported the old patriarch who already had a head full of white hair.

Seeing this, Li Boying nodded and smiled.

"Whether it's right or wrong, we have done our best."

"Xuan Yi is a proud and arrogant child. Since she has chosen to leave at this time, she will definitely not come back in the short term. Let's put her affairs aside for now!

Wait until Xuanfeng comes back and ask him to come to my place."

After he finished speaking, a ray of light suddenly appeared on Li Boying's body, and then he disappeared from the spot.
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On a high mountain more than ten miles away from "Yunlong Mountain".

After saying goodbye to Li Xuanfeng, Song Qingming looked at the light that was gradually going away and slowly disappeared from his sight. Then he turned around, took out the "Phantom Boat" and jumped on it.

Looking at the scenery rapidly receding beneath his feet, Song Qingming's originally confused mood gradually calmed down.

This trip to "Yunlong Mountain" to visit senior sister Li Xuanyi turned out to be full of twists and turns.

Not only did he fail to meet Li Xuanyi as he wished, but he was also misunderstood by the Li family and almost lost his life. Song Qingming really regretted it.

Fortunately, the other party was just trying to scare me, and the misunderstanding was quickly resolved afterwards. Although I felt a little upset at the time, I didn't really suffer any losses.

After practicing for many years, Song Qingming also knows that no matter where you are in the world of immortal cultivation, your strength will always be the deciding factor.

The reason why he had this experience at the Li family today was simply because he was only at the Jindan stage and his strength was not worthy of the attention of others.

If he had been a Nascent Soul cultivator at that time, the two ancestors of the Li family would not have dared to attack Song Qingming so casually even if they did not consider the face of the "Taixu Sect".

After leaving "Yunlong Mountain", Song Qingming headed eastward and soon left the Li family's territory.

Since he failed to meet his senior sister Li Xuanyi as he wished during the trip to "Yunlong Mountain", there was no need for him to stay any longer. The next step was to return to the immortal cultivation world of the Floating Cloud Mountains.

Almost four years have passed since Song Qingming received the sect's imperial edict and rushed to the "Donghuang Kingdom" to cultivate the immortal world.

Although Song Qingming's visit to the immortal cultivation world of "Donghuang Country" was not long, in addition to completing the tasks in the sect's edict, he also gained a lot from it.

In addition to receiving guidance in cultivation from his master "Master Lingxu" and many senior brothers in the sect, he also gained a lot of experience in cultivation from the sect's seniors in breaking through the Nascent Soul stage.

The biggest gain of Song Qingming's trip to the "Donghuang Kingdom" this time was that he made great contributions in the battle against the invasion of the sect by the demon cultivators, and got the opportunity to practice in the "Dangmo Palace"'s Mind Refining Tower.

After practicing in the "Heart Refining Tower" for two years, Song Qingming tried many times to reach the Nascent Soul realm and had many personal experiences of "fetal transformation into Nascent Soul".

This gave him more confidence in breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage in the future.

Now Song Qingming's cultivation has reached the ninth level of the Golden Core, and he is not far from perfecting his own magic power.

The next time Song Qingming comes to the "Donghuang Kingdom" to cultivate the immortal world, it will probably be the time when he is about to start to break through to the Nascent Soul realm.

Thinking of this, Song Qingming couldn't help but feel excited again.
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Half a year later, in the immortal cultivation world of Floating Cloud Mountains, Weiguo.

Spring goes and autumn comes. Since the last war with the Jiuyuan Sect and the northern demon tribe, the entire Weiguo cultivation world has had another rare seven or eight years of peace.

On this day, outside a small market on the edge of Taiyue Lake in the southwest of Wei State, a white-robed monk in the late stage of Qi training suddenly ran over from a distance in a panic and shouted loudly:
"The lake is flooding. The lake is flooding again."

When the nearby monks heard the voice, they were startled and followed the white-robed monk to run towards the market.

Several Qi-refining cultivators from the Xiaoyao Sect who were guarding the gate were also shocked when they saw many cultivators from a distance suddenly rushing over here.

"What are you still standing there for? Quickly open the formation and retreat into the city! I think another wave of beasts is coming."

The leading old man in the late stage of Qi training shouted a word, then hurriedly took out a golden talisman from his body and cast a spell to transmit the sound directly into the market.

Not long after, as a white mist suddenly came outside the market, many cultivators of the "Xiaoyao Sect" standing on the city wall of the market saw that the lake, which was originally located more than ten miles away from the market, had gradually spread to the foot of the wall.

When the lake water came to the front of the "Mountain Protection Array" in the market town, it suddenly began to roll continuously. Then countless fish and monsters suddenly emerged from the water and began to frantically attack and bite the protective shield formed by the array.

"The Feiyun crossbow is firing. Everyone follow me and you must withstand the attack of the monster. Anyone who dares to retreat will be treated as a deserter by the law enforcement team."

Following an order from the monk guarding the city, dozens of sharp sword lights flew out from the city wall of Fangshi in an instant. Then, hundreds of monks rushed out from the "Mountain Protection Formation" of Fangshi on the city wall.

The two sides immediately started fighting!
This market town located on the edge of "Taiyue Lake" is not big. The cultivators stationed inside, plus the cultivators from other families and independent cultivators gathered in the market town, total less than four hundred people. Leading the way are three foundation-building cultivators from the "Xiaoyao Sect".

The monsters that came to attack this time were obviously much more numerous than those of the human cultivators. There were nearly a thousand water monsters of various types, and there were seven or eight monsters at level two or above of the foundation-building stage.

Faced with so many monsters besieging the market town, even with a second-grade top-grade "Mountain Protection Array", it would be impossible for them alone to repel the siege of the monsters.

Seeing that the monsters attacking the "Mountain Protection Formation" of the market town below were very ferocious, the foundation-building cultivators of the "Xiaoyao Sect" guarding the city wall also knew that this battle might be a bit difficult.

While commanding the monks in the market town to fight the enemy, he also sent messages to other surrounding markets for help.

"Everyone hold on, I have sent a message to Uncle Yun for help, she will be here to support us in half an hour at most."

Although the army of monsters is coming with great force, as long as they can hold on to the market and wait for reinforcements, most of the cultivators in the market will definitely survive.

If the "mountain protection formation" of the market town is breached by monsters, facing these ferocious monsters in the water would surely be extremely dangerous, and the cultivators present were well aware of this.

Upon hearing the words from the foundation-building monks of the "Xiaoyao Sect" in the rear that reinforcements were about to arrive, the many monks on the battlefield became excited, and their morale was boosted a bit, so they pushed back the monsters that were attacking the formation.

For a while, the battlefield was filled with endless shouts of killing, but there were also bursts of screams that came into everyone's ears from time to time, making everyone clearly realize the cruelty of the battlefield.

Because there were too many monsters, everyone had just repelled the monster army, but not long after, a large group of even more monsters suddenly emerged from the water and rushed towards the "Fangshi Formation".

"Brother Yao, there are too many monsters. It is not a good idea to continue fighting like this because the losses will be too great. Let's withdraw to the main formation first!"

After fighting for a while, seeing that more and more monks were killed or injured outside the formation, one of the foundation-building monks, after defeating the opponent next to him, hurried to another late-stage foundation-building monk and asked a question.

Hearing the suggestion from his fellow disciple, the late foundation-building cultivator from the Xiaoyao Sect who was fighting two level-two monsters alone nodded without much thought.

"Everyone, retreat to the main formation first. Hold on for a while, reinforcements should be arriving soon!"

Hearing the retreat horn coming from the city wall above, many monks who were still fighting the monsters on the battlefield hurriedly retreated into the "Mountain Protection Formation".

Without the obstruction of the human cultivators, the monsters immediately pounced directly on the shield formed by the "Mountain Protection Array" and began to bite and attack the array non-stop. For a moment, the entire array began to shake slightly.

"Quick! Put all the spirit stones into the center of the formation, and everyone take turns to help support the formation!"

".."

After a busy period, everyone looked at the extremely ferocious monsters outside the "Mountain Protection Formation", and several "Xiaoyao Sect" foundation-building monks guarding the city wall couldn't help but frowned.

"Brother Yao, how long do you think it will take for Uncle Yun to arrive? What if the formation can't hold out?"

"Don't worry, it should be almost time. If it doesn't work, we can only go out and fight again. We must find a way to defend the formation.

Otherwise, if the monsters invade the market, not only will these people have difficulty surviving, but we may not be able to escape successfully!"

Just as several "Xiaoyao Sect" monks were looking at the battlefield ahead with some worry, a white sword light suddenly flew in the air not far from the horizon.

The sword light was incredibly fast. After it reached the sky above the battlefield, it immediately fell down and pierced through a late foundation building monster outside the "Mountain Protection Formation" and nailed it to the ground.

The water waves splashed by the sword landing on the ground knocked away many nearby monsters. For a moment, there was a sudden commotion on the entire battlefield, and countless monsters were frightened by the sudden appearance of the sword light.

"The one coming is a Jindan cultivator. It should be Uncle Yun! Everyone, follow me and fight them out." Seeing the power of the falling white sword light, which was far beyond the foundation-building stage, the cultivator of the "Xiaoyao Sect" knew that the one coming must be a Jindan cultivator, and a burst of joy suddenly appeared on his face.

Before everyone could break out of the "Mountain Protection Formation", another green light flew in from the air, arrived above the battlefield and transformed into a man in green.

After taking a quick look at the many monsters below, the man in green gently waved his hand, and the flying sword below began to shuttle through the group of monsters.

In just a moment, dozens of low-level monsters nearby died under the sword of the man in green.

As the powerful pressure from the man in green gradually spread to the battlefield, the monsters nearby below were immediately frightened and began to flee desperately.

By the time many "Xiaoyao Sect" monks in the market town rushed out from the mountain protection formation, the monsters gradually showed signs of defeat, and retreated to the "Taiyue Lake" as quickly as they came.

Not long after, as the tide outside the formation slowly receded, the invading monsters gradually disappeared, leaving only the monster corpses on the ground and countless fish and shrimps in the water.

After repelling the army of monsters, several "Xiaoyao Sect" foundation-building monks who were in charge of managing the market town discovered that the Jindan monk in the air was not the sect's Jindan elder who they thought had come to support them, and they couldn't help but reveal a look of surprise on their faces.

The leading foundation-building cultivator was even more surprised when he saw the face of the man in green clearly, and hurriedly came to him.

"Disciple Yao Muling greets Master Song! Thank you for helping us."

"Meet Uncle Song!"

Song Qingming, who had just put away the magic weapon in his hand, quickly waved his hand to signal everyone to stand up, and slowly said:

“No need to be so polite! I just came back from outside and happened to pass by here.

"Master Yao, is your master doing well these years?"

"Thanks to Grandmaster Uncle for caring about me. Master has been with us all these years. When I returned to the sect last time, I heard her mention Grandmaster Uncle!"

Yao Muling, a late foundation-building cultivator stationed here, is the descendant of the former sect leader Yao Qianshu. Back then, Song Qingming was entrusted by Yao Qianshu to support him.

Compared to when Yao Qianshu passed away decades ago, Yao Muling's cultivation had just been established not long ago, and his life was still a little difficult!

Today, Yao Muling not only has the sect's Jindan elder Xu Ziyan as his master, but he has also successfully cultivated to the eighth level of foundation building, and is not far from reaching the Jindan realm.

He has a good aptitude for personal cultivation and has a Jindan master supporting him from behind. If nothing unexpected happens, Yao Muling will definitely have a good chance of achieving the Jindan path in the future.

Just as Song Qingming was greeting Yao Muling and the others, another beam of light flew over from the sky not far away and landed beside Song Qingming and the others. It was Yun Nishang, the Jindan elder of the "Xiaoyao Sect" who was preparing to come here to support them.

"Disciple greets Uncle Yun."

Yun Nishang first waved at Yao Muling and the others, and after sending them away, she turned around and bowed to Song Qingming with a look of surprise, saying:
"Brother Song, I haven't seen you for many years. I didn't expect to meet you here."

"I just happened to pass by here today. I haven't seen you for a few years. I didn't expect that Junior Sister Yun has made great progress in her cultivation. I, your senior brother, was far inferior to you back then."

"Haha! Senior Brother Song, please don't flatter me!"

".."

After the two met, Song Qingming spoke again and told Yun Nishang about how he had just rushed back and happened to encounter monsters attacking the city.

Seeing the tragic battlefield below, Yun Nishang also sighed and said, "I have been stationed in Nanyuefang for the sect for the past few years, and I was supposed to be on guard against the Jiuyuan Sect.

Unexpectedly, while there was nothing wrong in the north, things in Taiyue Lake were becoming increasingly unstable.

I don’t know what has happened in recent years, the monsters in the water are much more aggressive than before, and they often attack the nearby market, which makes me a little anxious. "

"There are many monsters in the water. Maybe another monster king has formed a pill near the lake, which caused the monsters around to riot. Don't worry, Junior Sister. It should be peaceful after a while."

"Thank you for your good words, senior brother. I hope so!" Yun Nishang smiled helplessly when she heard that.

"Oh, by the way! Junior Sister Yun, I have been away from home for a few years. I wonder if anything has happened in Funiushan?"

Hearing Song Qingming's question, Yun Nishang thought for a moment and replied calmly: "Don't worry, Senior Brother Song, nothing serious has happened in Funiushan.

But, I heard from Senior Brother Fang last time that Senior Sister Qingyu seemed to have been injured a year ago, and I wonder if she has recovered now."

“Qingyu was injured?

I wonder what kind of injuries she suffered, does Junior Sister Yun know?"

Upon hearing the news that Song Qingyu was injured, Song Qingming's face suddenly changed and he asked anxiously.

Hearing this, Yun Nishang immediately shook her head at Song Qingming and said, "I also heard Senior Brother Fang mention this matter, but I don't know the specific circumstances of Senior Sister Qingyu's injury.

But don't worry, Senior Brother Song, not many people in the sect are talking about this matter, and Senior Sister Qingyu's injury should not be serious."

"Yes! Thank you, Junior Sister Yun, for telling me this.

Since there is nothing to do here, I will not stay for long. I will visit you another day when my junior sister returns to Guyang Mountain."

After hearing Yun Nishang's explanation, Song Qingming nodded slightly. Feeling a little anxious, he quickly bowed and said goodbye to the other party and left.

After seeing Song Qingming off, Yun Nishang turned around and looked at the battlefield below. After shaking her head with some headache, she did not stay here for long. Soon, her figure flashed and turned into a beam of light and disappeared in mid-air.

Tens of thousands of miles away from where the two left, above an underwater cave deep in Taiyue Lake.

At this time, the sky above the lake was already covered with dark clouds. All the fish, shrimps and monsters in the lake had left the area long ago, leaving an eerie silence around them.

In the sky not far above the lake, a hunchbacked white-haired old man and a middle-aged woman were standing on the clouds, watching the rolling dark clouds not far away.

"Fellow Daoist Tiebi, do you think he can succeed this time?"

Hearing the woman's question, the white-haired old man smiled and shook his head, saying, "I am only here to protect the younger generation because we are both from the same demon race.

As to whether he can succeed, I have no way of estimating that.

My friend, you have sharper eyes than me, have you figured out anything?"

"Haha! Fellow Daoist Tiebi is too modest!
Back then, when I was still ignorant in the lake and had not yet awakened my spiritual wisdom, my fellow Taoist had already successfully transcended the tribulation and transformed into a human form. You have experienced much more than I have, so how could your vision be worse than that of a junior like me?

We are both from the demon race, and although I hope he can succeed, for some reason, I still feel that it will be difficult for him to succeed this time."

After hearing this, the white-haired old man was silent for a moment, then he sighed softly and said, "Since fellow Taoists are not optimistic, it is indeed a bit difficult.

However, I have lived for so long and have seen many strange things in this world. It is difficult to make a conclusion about things like this until the last moment.

Whether it succeeds or fails, let's wait and see!"

After the white-haired old man finished speaking, a shocking sound suddenly came from the distant sky, and then a bolt of lightning came from the dark clouds and fell directly from the air with boundless momentum.

At this time, the white-haired old man and the middle-aged woman were both staring at the water where the lightning fell. An extremely huge monster fish was casting a spell to resist the lightning falling from the sky.
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Wei State, "Qinghe County" at the foot of Funiu Mountain.

A woman in a yellow shirt was carefully picking fruits and vegetables in a vegetable garden at the foot of the mountain, with a hint of joy of harvest on her face from time to time.

Just as the woman in yellow was concentrating on picking vegetables, a golden light suddenly flew from the sky not far away, instantly attracting her attention.

Upon seeing this, the woman in yellow clothes had a flash of spiritual light in her hand, and she put away the basket of vegetables, then stepped on the light of escape and flew high into the sky.

"Husband, you're back!"

Seeing the familiar figure on the "Phantom Boat" not far away, Huang Siyuan's face suddenly showed a hint of joy, and she hurried forward to greet him.

Seeing this, Song Qingming smiled and pulled Huang Siyuan into his flying boat.

"I haven't been back for a long time. I made you worried! Is Qingyu okay?"

"I'm glad my husband is back safely. Qingyu is fine. She is on the mountain. There are guests at home. Come back with me!"

"Guest? Which fellow Taoist is here?"

"Well! This is a surprise. Husband, don't ask yet. You will know when you see it later."

Seeing Huang Siyuan pretending to be mysterious, Song Qingming suddenly showed a hint of doubt on his face.

However, he did not ask any more questions and immediately took Huang Siyuan through the mountain protection formation. Soon, the two of them arrived at the "Huixian Pavilion" on the top of the mountain.

But when Song Qingming went up to the third floor and saw the "guest", the expectation on his face gradually became a little stiff. (End of this chapter)