Qinghe Immortal Clan.

Looking at his natal golden elixir that had been tempered by the essence of heaven and earth not far in front of him, Song Changze, who knew that he had successfully advanced to the golden elixir realm, was also quite excited.

As the first younger cultivator in the family to reach the Golden Core realm besides Song Qingming and the other two, Song Changze is outstanding in both his spiritual root aptitude and his own cultivation talent.

Over the years, he has practiced very hard on his own, and with the full support of his family elders, he has achieved what he has today.

Although Song Changze's path of cultivation has encountered many twists and turns, he has also experienced some failures and setbacks.

But he was lucky after all, as he caught up with the good time when his family was growing and developing. Whether it was building his foundation or forming his elixir, he received a lot of help from his family.
Although the first time he formed the golden elixir was not very smooth, Song Changze did not let the previous failure affect himself. After patiently healing from his injuries, he soon mustered up the courage to make another attempt at the golden elixir realm, and thus successfully formed the golden elixir in one fell swoop, witnessing his own golden elixir path.

After taking his own inner elixir back into his body, Song Changze, who had just successfully formed the elixir, was not in a hurry to come out. He spent several months stabilizing his cultivation before walking out of the "Cave at the Bottom of the Tank".

At this time, those who greeted him outside were not only the two family ancestors Song Qingming and Huang Siyuan, but also many family elders such as Song Yuanfang, Song Yuanhao, and his Taoist partner Liu Yuxin, whose face already had tears in her eyes.

Everyone looked at the family elder who had just successfully formed a golden elixir, feeling relieved, excited, and envious.

Seeing Song Qingming and others waiting outside the door, Song Changze was also very happy. He hurried forward and bowed to the two family ancestors standing in front of him.

"Changze has achieved enlightenment through cultivation in this life, and it is thanks to the support of the family that he has lived up to the expectations of the ancestors!"

Looking at Song Changze, who had successfully formed a pill and was still polite and well-mannered, Song Qingming nodded with satisfaction and walked forward to help him up personally.

“You were able to form the golden elixir. Although your family has supported you, it is ultimately the result of your personal hard work and practice. You don’t have to be so polite to us.

Changze has achieved the state of Dan, and will be the family's supreme elder from now on. You should all follow his example, practice diligently, and achieve enlightenment as soon as possible."

After hearing what clan leader Song Qingming said, many clan elders present immediately turned around and bowed solemnly to Song Changze who was not far away.

"Greetings to the Grand Elder, congratulations to the ancestor for achieving the Golden Elixir Great Way!"
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After Song Changze successfully formed the elixir, Song Qingming did not let him return to "Funiu Mountain", but let him stay in the "Tandidi Cave" to continue practicing.

He was going to refine his own magic weapon here, and then go directly to the "Red Star Sea" to help Song Xuanqing and others to take charge of the "Black Cloud Island".

When Song Changze and Liu Yuxin learned that their family had arranged for them to go to the "East China Sea Immortal Cultivation World", they had no objection and immediately nodded in agreement.

Liu Yuxin had lived in the "East China Sea Immortal Cultivation World" for many years and was very familiar with the local customs and practices there. There were not many obstacles for her to go there to practice.

Moreover, Liu Yuxin has many good friends in the "East China Sea Immortal Cultivation World", and his master He Mengxin is also in the Baihua Palace not far from the "Chixing Sea".

If she encounters any emergency on "Black Cloud Island" in the future, she can go to He Mengxin for help, which makes Song Qingming feel more at ease.

Because Liu Yuxin's cultivation had successfully broken through to the ninth level of foundation building a few years ago, and he was not far from reaching the golden elixir realm.

Before the two of them left, Song Qingming handed the Dan-forming spiritual object that he had prepared for Liu Yuxin directly to the couple.

With Song Changze, a Jindan cultivator, around, and the fact that there is also a "Spiritual Spring" on the "Black Cloud Island", Liu Yuxin can try to form a golden elixir directly in the East China Sea cultivation world in the future without having to return to the Floating Cloud Mountains.

This time, because Song Qingming strictly controlled the news, the fact that Song Changze successfully formed a pill was unknown to anyone except the elders of the family who were at the foundation building stage or above, who knew what was happening near "Cangyuan Mountain".

However, the sudden departure of Song Changze and Liu Yuxin still gave rise to some rumors outside, including many speculation that he might be in seclusion to reach the Golden Core realm.

In response to this, they deliberately released the news, claiming that Song Changze and his wife went to travel together to the "East China Sea Immortal Cultivation World".

For cultivators like them who have reached the late stage of foundation building, it is not uncommon to travel. In addition, Liu Yuxin was a cultivator from the "East China Sea Immortal Cultivation World", so it makes sense.

After sending Song Changze and his wife away, "Funiu Mountain" soon calmed down again.

Song Qingming still focused on cultivation and stepped up his preparations to reach the Nascent Soul stage.

Huang Siyuan successfully advanced to the third-level superior alchemist because of her breakthrough in alchemy skills. In addition to her daily practice, her interest in alchemy remained unabated. She then received many high-level alchemy tasks from the "Tian Dan League".

As a third-level top-grade alchemist, the alchemy tasks Huang Siyuan received from the "Tian Dan League" not only allowed her to quickly improve her alchemy skills, but also helped her earn a large amount of spirit stones.

Whether in the "East China Sea Immortal Cultivation World" or the Floating Cloud Mountains, alchemists above level four are extremely rare. A top-grade level three alchemist like Huang Siyuan is already the highest-level alchemist that cultivators from all walks of life can come into contact with on the market.

In addition to being able to undertake alchemy tasks directly assigned by the "Tian Dan League", many Jindan cultivators also came to ask Huang Siyuan for help in refining high-level elixirs.

These people have come from far away to ask for help, so naturally their offers are more generous.

In just the past few years, Huang Siyuan has successfully made up for the spirit stones she lost due to improving her alchemy skills by relying on her alchemy skills.
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The East China Sea immortal world.

Located in the southeastern waters of the East China Sea Xiuxian Realm, there is a huge abyss surrounded by countless deserted islands.

Many years ago, this place was also a fairyland with singing birds and fragrant flowers, but its ground veins were completely destroyed in an ancient war.

As a result, the spiritual energy around the abyss became extremely chaotic, and even the sea water was divided into special shapes of varying heights when it reached here, forming a huge abyss tens of thousands of miles long and wide with an unfathomable depth in the middle of these deserted islands.

Although tens of thousands of years have passed since the ancient war, there are still countless remnants of palace buildings left over from ancient times around the abyss, which have attracted many monsters to occupy them.

In a palace covered by sea water deep in the sea, a black-clad figure was standing in front of a somewhat damaged magic circle, casting a spell to repair the talismans on it.

Not long after, as the black-clothed woman stuffed a medium-grade spirit stone in her hand into a groove around the magic circle, the entire magic circle suddenly vibrated, and then a dazzling spiritual light was emitted in the hall.

Seeing that the magic circle in front of her finally responded, the woman in black immediately cast a spell and sent out a voice message.

Not long after, a figure in green flew in from the entrance of the hall and landed in front of the woman in black.

"Senior Sister Xuanyi, has this been successful?"

Seeing the magic circle emitting spiritual light not far away, Song Qingyu, with some sweat on his forehead, immediately asked with a happy look on his face.

Hearing this, Li Xuanyi, who was already delighted, nodded and said, "Yes, don't worry, I have seen this ancient magic circle in the sect before.

Although my formation skills are not very high and it will be a little troublesome, it is still not a problem to repair it. "

"That's great. There are too many ghosts outside. If I can't open the magic circle, I'm afraid I will die of exhaustion if I don't get hurt!"

Just as the two were talking, a gust of cold wind suddenly blew outside the hall, followed by the sounds of ghosts crying and wolves howling, causing Song Qingyu and Li Xuanyi to frown again.

"Qingyu, this magic circle hasn't been activated for many years, and I don't know if there will be any problems. I need to test it first to see the situation!
I'll have to trouble you to help hold off those ghost things outside.

Don't worry, we should be able to get in soon."

Song Qingyu, who had just taken a breath, immediately shook his head helplessly when he heard the words, and then quickly left the spot.

After Song Qingyu left, Li Xuanyi shifted his gaze to the magic circle in front of him. Then he moved the magic power in his hand, and a ray of spiritual light quickly flew out of his hand and landed on the magic circle.

This palace located deep in the sea abyss was actually a relic discovered by Li Xuanyi and Song Qingyu when they came to the "East China Sea Immortal Cultivation World" decades ago.

At that time, Li Xuanyi wanted to collect a piece of Ghost King's inner elixir, so he asked around for information about high-level ghosts. It took him a lot of effort to find this ghostly place deep in the sea.

When the two were searching for the Ghost King nearby, Song Qingyu accidentally discovered a restriction, and then they found this hall.

At that time, there was also a very powerful ghost king in the late Jindan stage in the hall. Relying on the geographical advantage and the help of many low-level ghosts, Song Qingyu and Li Xuanyi were unable to gain any advantage.

The two men's cultivation at the time was only in the middle stage of the Golden Core. After several battles, they were still no match for these ghosts. In the end, they could only leave the hall with some disappointment.

However, during the battle, Li Xuanyi also discovered the magic circle in the hall, which was very similar to an ancient "teleportation magic circle" she had seen in the "Taixu Gate".

I guess there must be a secret realm or something hidden behind this "teleportation array".

So later the two of them made an agreement that after their cultivation had reached the late Jindan stage and they had the strength to deal with the ghost king in the late Jindan stage, they would come here to explore this "teleportation array"!
The last time Song Qingming went to "Donghuang Country", Song Qingyu asked him to help send a letter to his senior sister Li Xuanyi, in fact, it was to remind Li Xuanyi of the agreement they had made.

However, Song Qingming did not know the inside story and was almost misunderstood by the Li family.

Compared to Li Xuanyi and Song Qingyu who were only in the middle stage of the Golden Core many years ago, the two people who visited this place this time have broken through to the late stage of the Golden Core, and their strength is no longer comparable to what it was before.

As for the ghost king at the peak of the Golden Core stage, his progress in practicing the way of ghost cultivation was very slow, so even after several decades, his strength had not changed much.

After Song Qingyu and Li Xuanyi returned here again, they joined forces and fought a fierce battle and finally succeeded in killing the Ghost King and forcibly drove all the ghosts in the hall out.

Song Qingyu and the others spent nearly a year here, until now Li Xuanyi finally used the repair method he had seen from the "Taixu Sect" to successfully restore the "teleportation array" in front of him. Although it took a lot of time, the two of them finally successfully repaired the "teleportation array", and they couldn't help but feel very happy about it.

A few days later, in an extremely dark hall, with a flash of spiritual light, Song Qingyu and Li Xuanyi successfully appeared above a formation platform at the entrance of the hall.

Seeing that it was pitch black all around and one could not see one's hand in front of one's face, Li Xuanyi immediately took out a glowing white night pearl and placed it above the two men's heads.

Under the cover of white light, the surroundings gradually became clear, and the two found themselves in a hall that was more than ten meters high.

Apparently due to years of disrepair and its location at the bottom of the sea, the hall is now surrounded by sea water. Only the "teleportation platform" where the two of them are located has not been completely covered by the sea water because of its higher terrain.

After taking a careful look around and making sure there was no danger, Li Xuanyi took Song Qingyu and flew towards the depths of the hall ahead.

This palace located on the bottom of the sea is not only tall on top, but also very spacious on all sides.

The two flew forward for several miles along the stone pillars exposed in the water all around them before they discovered a tall stone platform standing in the water in front of them.

This stone platform was built from bottom to top with huge bluestones, and the steps extended upward from the water. However, the palace in the middle above was shrouded in a layer of mist, so the two could not see clearly what was inside.

Finding the situation ahead unclear, Li Xuanyi quickly reached out to stop Song Qingyu beside him, and said with a cautious look:

"Qingyu, don't worry. This kind of place built by ancient monks may have some mechanical restrictions. I will go in first to check the situation. You can go in after confirming that everything is fine."

After saying that, Li Xuanyi took out a magic weapon and protected himself without waiting for Song Qingyu's consent, and entered the thick fog ahead first.

Seeing this, Song Qingyu took out his own magic weapon and carefully stayed where he was.

After Li Xuanyi entered the white fog, there was no movement inside and no news came for a long time.

It was not until Song Qingyu outside could no longer hold back and was about to send the sound transmission note he had prepared inside that the white mist surrounding the platform suddenly dissipated, revealing the true appearance inside.

As soon as the white mist dissipated, Song Qingyu saw Li Xuanyi standing on the side of the platform, and quickly flew over and landed beside her.

"Senior Sister Li, are you okay? What happened just now?"

Hearing Song Qingyu's question, Li Xuanyi smiled and pointed to a formation center nearby, and said with a somewhat proud look:
"I thought this ancient magic array would be difficult to crack, but I didn't expect that I could close it in one go. It seems that my talent in magic array is not low. When I return this time, I must find a chance to consult with Junior Brother Song for advice."

"Haha! Although Senior Sister's formation skills are not as good as Seventh Brother's, she is much better than me.

Fortunately, you are here. If I were to break the formation, I would have to go back and ask Brother Seven for help."

Seeing that Li Xuanyi successfully cracked the "ancient magic circle" outside so quickly, Song Qingyu was also surprised and quickly opened his mouth to compliment him.

Li Xuanyi smiled and nodded, then turned his gaze to the platform above and said with a hint of excitement:

"There is a magic array covering this place, there must be something hidden here. It seems that our trip this time was not in vain!"

Hearing this, Song Qingyu nodded expectantly.

"Senior Sister Li, there is no time to lose, let's go up quickly!"

The two of them then stepped onto the stairs and walked up step by step. In just a moment, they arrived at the platform.

The platform is very flat and spacious, square and about forty to fifty feet wide.

After Song Qingyu and the other person climbed onto the platform, they looked around and soon saw a pool not far ahead.

In the pool, several spiritual herbs that were glowing were emitting a dazzling aura, which attracted the attention of the two men.

"I didn't expect to find high-level spiritual medicine here. This trip is finally worthwhile!"

Seeing the many spiritual creatures in the pool, Song Qingyu and Li Xuanyi looked at each other, immediately smiled knowingly, and quickly walked towards the pool.

"This is a fourth-level soul-nourishing wood. I'm afraid it's tens of thousands of years old. No wonder the yin energy outside is so heavy. Those ghosts have been hovering nearby. They must be looking for this thing."

Li Xuanyi came to the side of the pool. He did not pay attention to the third-level spiritual medicines that were emitting dazzling spiritual light in the water. Instead, he looked at a somewhat ordinary black spiritual wood by the pool with a look of shock.

It was made of black spiritual wood, about the thickness of a finger, three feet tall, and completely black without any other color.

When they were standing far away at first, they did not notice it. It was not until they got closer to the pool that they discovered this inconspicuous "soul-nourishing tree".

The "Soul-Nourishing Tree" is a very rare high-level spiritual creature in the world of immortal cultivation. It usually grows in places with strong yin energy.

The ten thousand year old "Soul Nourishing Wood" of grade four or above can not only be used to refine magic weapons of grade four or above, but carrying it on the body can also enhance the soul of the cultivator.

In addition, the "Soul Nourishing Tree" is also of great help to the cultivation of ghost cultivators, and it is also the favorite habitat of those ghost cultivators.

The ghost king at the peak of the Jindan realm that Li Xuanyi and his companions had encountered outside the "teleportation array" before had been lurking in the hall all year round, most likely because he was attracted by the aura of the "soul-nourishing tree".

It's just that these ghost cultivators have incomplete spiritual intelligence, and it is difficult for them to understand the art of formations. They are unable to repair the damaged "teleportation formation" outside, which is why they have never been able to get in.

Compared to this fourth-level "Soul-Nourishing Tree" whose value is difficult to measure with spirit stones, the value of the other third-level spiritual medicines in the pool seems insignificant.

"Senior Sister Li, how do we take this Soul Nurturing Tree? Should we just cut it off?"

Song Qingyu was born into a Jindan family like the Song family, so his personal knowledge is somewhat different from that of Li Xuanyi. Although he had heard of the "Soul-Nourishing Wood" from others, he did not know much about this high-level spiritual wood that is rarely seen in the world of immortal cultivation.

Hearing this, Li Xuanyi immediately shook his head and said:
“The Yin Spiritual Qi contained in the Soul-Nourishing Tree is extremely valuable. If the tree is cut directly, it will be damaged and lose the Yin Spiritual Qi, and the value of this item will be greatly reduced.

It must be uprooted to keep the Yin spirit energy intact.

Qingyu, go pick those spiritual herbs, let me pick the soul-nourishing tree!"

After the two of them finished their division of labor, Song Qingyu came to the pool first and took out several prepared wooden boxes, ready to use them to load the picked spiritual herbs.

Li Xuanyi began to cast a spell on the "Soul-Nourishing Tree" in front of him, preparing to pull it directly out of the pool water!
Just as the two were concentrating on picking the spiritual objects in the pool, Li Xuanyi suddenly felt a very slight sound coming from under the water. He immediately stopped what he was doing and quickly retreated to the back, pulling Song Qingyu beside him.

"Qingyu, be careful, there seems to be something down there!"

After hearing what Senior Sister Li Xuanyi said, Song Qingyu's face suddenly became a little nervous. After putting away the spiritual medicine he had just obtained, he quickly cast a spell to summon his own life-saving magic weapon, the "Xuanming Golden Light Sword".

Before the two could react, a cloud of black mist suddenly rose from the pool in the distance, followed by splashes of water, and a figure wrapped in a black robe jumped out of the pool into the air.

Seeing that the aura emanating from the black-robed figure was far superior to that of the two of them, and seemed to be about to reach the Half-Step Nascent Soul realm, Li Xuanyi and Song Qingyu were suddenly shocked and could not help but frown.

"May I ask who you are and why are you here?"

"Qingyu, there's something wrong with this guy's aura, he seems like a puppet!"

Because he had practiced the secret method of controlling "corpse puppets" in his family since he was a child, Li Xuanyi's sensitivity to the puppet's breath far exceeded that of others. It only took him a moment to realize that the other party did not have the breath of a living person.

Generally, puppets are controlled by monks behind the scenes. Seeing the black-robed figure suddenly appear, Li Xuanyi immediately searched the surroundings quickly.

But what surprised her was that she did not detect any signs of other monks around the platform.

"This guy is a bit tricky, Qingyu, let's retreat first!"

Seeing that the puppet in front of him was a little difficult to deal with, Li Xuanyi glanced at the "Soul-Nourishing Tree" in the pool and decided to retreat decisively, flying back with Song Qingyu.

But before the two of them could leave the platform, the surrounding scenery suddenly changed. A large cloud of white mist emerged and covered the entire platform, instantly stopping their regretful steps.

At the same time, the black-robed figure in the air turned into a beam of light and rushed towards the two of them.

Seeing that the formations around the platform suddenly recovered, Li Xuanyi, who was trapped in the formation, immediately felt that the two of them seemed to have been plotted against, and an ugly look appeared on his face.

"Qingyu, I'll stop him first, you find a way to break the formation quickly!"

Seeing that the black-robed figure was about to kill him, Li Xuanyi said solemnly, and decisively took out his magic weapon to meet him. (End of this chapter)