Qinghe Immortal Clan.

Just then, a flash of inspiration appeared in front of the crowd. Song Qingyu, who was walking in the front, had already summoned out his natal flying sword, the "Xuanming Golden Light Sword".

The next moment, before the sounds of ghosts crying and wolves howling approached him, Song Qingyu had already taken the initiative to control the "Xuanming Golden Light Sword" and transformed it into several sword lights to meet them.

These green flames are the ghost cultivators who came from all directions to attack after smelling the presence of the crowd.

Although there are quite a few ghost cultivators, the highest level of their cultivation is only at the Foundation Establishment stage. Facing Song Qingyu, a Jindan master, their strength is really not enough.

With just a few sword lights falling, the ghost cultivators in the front were directly pierced by the "Xuanming Golden Light Sword". After letting out a painful howl, they soon lost their breath.

"This place is located in the land of Yin spirits. There are many ghost cultivators lurking around. We should rush over quickly, so as not to alert other ghost cultivators and get entangled by them again!"

Song Qingyu had just started fighting with the ghost cultivator in front, and Li Xuanyi quickly reminded Song Qingming and the other person beside her, and then the three of them walked forward under her leadership.

After dealing with many opponents in front of him, Song Qingyu immediately flashed and followed.

But not long after they walked forward, dozens of ghost cultivators appeared from all directions and surrounded them. Their number was several times more than before.

Hearing the ghostly howls coming from these ghost cultivators, Song Qingming and others did not dare to be negligent. They took out their magic weapons and began to help fight the enemy.

Although most of these ghost cultivators hiding in the "Land of Yin Spirits" did not have high cultivation strength, they were too numerous and they swarmed in at once, making it difficult for everyone to move.

Fortunately, Song Qingming and the other three had already known the situation here, and they had also made some preparations before coming to explore the "ancient ruins" this time.

Seeing that hundreds of ghost cultivators had surrounded everyone, He Mengxin's magic power quickly poured into a "red incense burner", and soon bursts of white light came out from the incense burner, illuminating the surrounding ghost shadows.

The ghost cultivator who was illuminated by the white light of the "red incense burner" was suddenly burned and smoke came out of his body. He let out bursts of painful wails and dared not take another step forward.

Upon seeing this, everyone immediately dodged forward and quickly rushed out of the encirclement of the ghost cultivators, leaving these troublesome ghost cultivators behind.

The "red incense burner" in He Mengxin's hand is a magic weapon specifically used to restrain ghost cultivators. She borrowed it from a good friend in the sect specifically for this trip.

Although this magic weapon "Red Incense Burner" is very restraining to low-level ghost cultivators, it makes it difficult for them to approach the crowd.

However, it consumes a lot of mana to use, and some of the powerful ghost cultivators above the Foundation Establishment Stage are not afraid of this magic weapon and keep following behind everyone.

Seeing this, Song Qingming, Song Qingyu and Li Xuanyi immediately controlled their magic weapons to protect He Mengxin and continued to kill those persistent ghost cultivators.

After repelling the ghost cultivators in front of them, everyone did not dare to stay for too long. They quickly sped up and rushed forward, hoping to save some energy and reach their destination quickly.

They fought and moved like this for about half a day, and after killing an unknown number of ghost cultivators, Song Qingming and his three companions finally entered an underwater valley made of piles of rocks.

After taking a quick look at the valley in front of him, Song Qingyu slowly showed a hint of joy on his face, and hurriedly said to everyone:

"The forbidden area is at the bottom of the valley. Everyone, follow me down and we will be there soon."

After saying that, Song Qingyu took the lead and flew towards the valley ahead. The other three immediately followed, and soon everyone arrived at the bottom of the valley.

Before Song Qingming and his companions could land, bursts of ghostly fire suddenly appeared around the valley.

After just a quick glance, Song Qingming discovered that there were at least hundreds of ghost cultivators hiding around, and he couldn't help but sigh slightly.

This time, everyone did not choose to hold back. Instead, they used their magic weapons and charged straight into the valley.

Although there were many ghost cultivators in the canyon, all of them were cultivators in the late Jindan stage or above. Even if these ghost cultivators attacked desperately one after another, they still could not stop them.

With the continuous screams from the ghost cultivators beside them, it took a long time before Song Qingming and his three companions finally arrived in front of a deserted stone platform deep in the canyon.

This stone platform looks not much different from the "ancient ruins" around it. It is also built with huge stones and should be a product of the same era.

There are more than a dozen tall stone pillars around the stone platform, but they are placed in no particular order and are very messy. Some of them have been broken over time.

From the outside, it looks like the ruins of a "teleportation array" left behind by an ancient monk, but it is empty and has no magic array. It has been abandoned and unused for many years.

After arriving at the abandoned "array platform", Song Qingyu, who was in the front, showed joy, quickly controlled the sword light to kill several ghost cultivators in front of him, and then dodged and jumped directly to a stone pillar under the array platform.

While everyone was helping to resist the ghost cultivators around them, Song Qingyu slapped the stone pillar with one hand, and then pushed it hard.

The next moment, this huge stone pillar, which was five or six feet high and weighed several thousand pounds, slowly moved forward under the push of Song Qingyu's spell, and a black hole about two or three feet wide appeared on the ground below.

"This is it, let's go in!"

"Qingyu, be careful, there are ghost cultivators inside."

After opening the entrance under the stone pillar, Song Qingyu was about to enter first, but he heard a reminder from Song Qingming who was not far away from him, and hurriedly cast a spell to transform the "Xuanming Golden Light Sword" into a sword shield to protect himself.

Just as they had completed the defense, the next moment, a strong yin energy suddenly emerged from the dark cave, and a black light quickly fell in front of Song Qingyu.

The power of this black light was far beyond the magical powers of the low-level ghost cultivators in the Foundation Establishment and Qi Refining stages nearby. Even though Song Qingyu had been prepared in advance, he was still knocked back several steps by the opponent's attack.

"Golden Core Ghost King!"

Seeing a big man in black armor suddenly appear not far in front of him, whose cultivation had reached the middle stage of Jindan, Song Qingyu was slightly startled and even showed a bit of anger on his face.

When Song Qingyu and Li Xuanyi left the valley more than a year ago, there were only some low-level ghost cultivators nearby. Unexpectedly, only a short year later, other ghost kings found their way here.

Just now, Song Qingyu was happy for a moment and relaxed his guard a little. If Song Qingming, whose spiritual sense was more powerful, had not reminded him in time, Song Qingyu would have suffered a lot if he had rashly entered the cave.

Thinking of his carelessness just now, Song Qingyu looked at the other party with a hint of embarrassment in his eyes, and then controlled the "Xuanming Golden Light Sword" to kill directly at the other party's location.

"You dare to sneak up on me here? I think your life is over!"

When the "Black-armored Ghost King" saw Song Qingyu taking action, bursts of black light also emerged from his body. Then he swung a huge axe in his hand and chopped towards Song Qingyu.

Just as Song Qingyu and the "Black-armored Ghost King" were fighting, more than a dozen ghost cultivators in the Foundation Establishment Stage emerged from the black cave below and came forward to help their own ghost king besiege Song Qingyu in the crowd.

Seeing this scene, Song Qingming, who was somewhat worried about Song Qingyu's safety, hurriedly cast a spell to summon the "Golden Wind" to help block the low-level ghost cultivators rushing in from all directions.

Then he controlled the "Five Elements Divine Light Mirror" and turned it into five huge bronze mirrors. He stepped forward to help block the attack of the "Black Armored Ghost King", and then flashed to Song Qingyu's side.

"Qingyu, you hold the fort for me, just leave this guy to me!"

Song Qingyu's cultivation strength was originally higher than that of the "Black-armored Ghost King", but he was unable to gain the upper hand for a while because the other party had many low-level ghost cultivators to help him.

When Song Qingyu heard that Song Qingming wanted him to give up this opponent, a trace of displeasure suddenly appeared on his face. He was about to open his mouth to explain to Song Qingming, but was immediately pushed back by his eyes.

"There are too many ghost cultivators in this place. If we make too much noise, other powerful ghost kings may come looking for us. It is better to end the battle quickly!"

Song Qingming had just finished speaking when the "Black-armored Ghost King" saw that the two of them still had time to chat, and he could no longer hold back and turned into black light and rushed over.

Seeing this, Song Qingming immediately cast a spell with both hands. The "Five Elements Divine Light Mirror", his life-saving magic weapon in front of him, immediately stepped forward and instantly blocked the black light.

A moment later, the "Black-armored Ghost King" swung his axe hard at the "Five Elements Divine Light Mirror", but he did not expect that the golden bronze mirror in front of him did not shake at all, and even pushed him back several steps.

Seeing that the golden bronze mirror was so hard, the "Black-armored Ghost King" dodged and tried to go around it from the side.

Unexpectedly, just as he moved, the golden bronze mirror in front of him suddenly split into five parts, blocking his way from five directions and instantly locking him in a golden cage.

When the "Black-armored Ghost King" saw that he was about to be trapped by the opponent, he quickly dodged and tried to escape through the open space above.

But just as the black light he transformed into flew into the air, several colorful rays of light suddenly shot out from the golden bronze mirrors around him, forming a huge net above his head and stopping him again.

The "Black-armored Ghost King" who was blocked in his way was about to attack the giant golden net when suddenly a flash of light appeared beside him, and the next moment Song Qingming's figure appeared in front of him.

"Since you're already here, don't leave in a hurry. Fight with me again!"

Seeing Song Qingming in front of him, who looked calm and calm as if he didn't take him seriously, the "Black-armored Ghost King" suddenly became angry. Then a black light flashed on his body, and his aura became even stronger.

Seeing that the other party seemed a little angry, Song Qingming smiled slightly, still not caring too much.

It was not until a powerful black light came towards him quickly that Song Qingming looked at the other party's eyes and slowly became serious.

".."

A quarter of an hour later, Song Qingyu, who had just dealt with a dozen foundation-building ghost cultivators around him, saw that the golden cage floating in the air not far away suddenly stopped moving, and was about to go forward to check the situation.

Just as he flashed into the air, before Song Qingyu could make any move, the golden bronze mirror in front of him suddenly changed, and soon it turned into five small bronze mirrors and flew inside.

"Seventh Brother, are you okay?"

Seeing Song Qingming holding a palm-sized black ball in his hand not far away, Song Qingyu, with a look of surprise on his face, hurriedly flew forward.

After carefully looking at the "Ghost King Inner Pill" he had just obtained, Song Qingming nodded slightly to Song Qingyu beside him and put it away with a smile. Then he glanced at He Mengxin and Li Xuanyi who were still fighting with the ghost cultivators not far away, and shouted loudly:
"My two Taoist friends, this place has been cleaned up, let's go in!"

After saying that, Song Qingming waved his hand to call back the "Golden Wind" beside him, and commanded it to fall into the black hole below first.

Soon after, Song Qingming and Song Qingyu followed. After passing through the black hole, they landed in an extremely dark hall.

After landing, Song Qingming had just taken out the luminous beads for personal illumination when two figures fell from above. They were Li Xuanyi and He Mengxin who arrived a step later.

“That ghost king’s cultivation had already reached the peak of the middle stage of the golden elixir, yet he couldn’t last more than a hundred rounds against Fellow Daoist Song.

I didn't expect that not only was my cultivation level behind yours, but my magical powers were also far behind!"

He Mengxin, who had just landed, glanced at Song Qingming and immediately bowed to compliment him.

In the previous battle, although the four people faced different opponents on the battlefield, He Mengxin and the others also saw what happened to Song Qingming and Song Qingyu.

When He Mengxin spoke, there was a hint of surprise in her eyes, and she was obviously very surprised by the magical power that Song Qingming had just displayed.

Some people did not expect that Song Qingming’s strength has become so powerful now that he can single-handedly defeat a ghost king at the peak of the middle stage of the Golden Core with strong magical powers in such a short time.

Although the cultivation levels of the few people who came to explore the "ancient ruins" this time were all in the late Jindan realm and the difference was not very large, there was still a difference in their fighting strength.

Both He Mengxin and Song Qingyu broke through to the late Jindan realm in recent years, and the difference in their cultivation is not that big.

It's just that Song Qingyu practices the way of swordsmanship, and his magical powers are slightly stronger than He Mengxin, who has the same level of cultivation.

Li Xuanyi's cultivation has reached the eighth level of the Golden Core Realm, and the techniques he practices and the magic weapons he carries are somewhat extraordinary.

If she had not been injured and was in her prime, her strength would be obviously much stronger than Song Qingyu and the others in a battle. Even an ordinary ninth-level Jindan cultivator would not be able to gain any advantage against her.

Among the four, Song Qingming has the highest cultivation level. He has already cultivated to the peak of the Golden Core stage and is about to reach the Infant Formation stage. His strength is also the highest among the cultivators present.

However, He Mengxin has not had much dealings with Song Qingming in the past few decades. In her eyes, Song Qingming's strength should be similar to that of an ordinary Jindan peak cultivator.

The strength that Song Qingming had just demonstrated was clearly beyond He Mengxin's expectations, which was why she looked so surprised.

Hearing He Mengxin's praise, Song Qingming smiled and shook his head:
“Fellow Daoist He, you may not know that I was able to defeat the Ghost King so quickly because I relied on the Xuan Yang Qi in my life treasure to restrain ghost cultivators.

Daoist friend, this is really a bit of a compliment!"

After he finished speaking, the magic weapon "Five Elements Divine Light Mirror" surrounding Song Qingming flashed with energy and released a white flame. This was the "Xuan Yang Qi" stored in the magic weapon that could restrain the evil spirits.

Seeing the glittering "Xuan Yang Qi" in front of her, He Mengxin was slightly stunned, then she showed a knowing look and nodded at Song Qingming with a smile.

The four of them came to the hall below. Li Xuanyi immediately cast a spell and shot out a ray of light that fell on the wall beside him. Soon, a vibrating sound of moving stones came above everyone's heads.

"The mechanism outside can only block it temporarily, it can't stop those ghost cultivators, let's hurry inside!"

After saying that, Li Xuanyi led everyone to fly forward, and soon passed through several gatehouses in the hall and came to a small palace behind the hall.

As soon as they entered the palace, they suddenly heard a burst of ghost howling all around. After looking carefully, they found that there were dozens of ghost cultivators hiding inside.

Among these ghost cultivators, there is no ghost king above level three, and they are no match for the four late Jindan cultivators.

It took less than half a quarter of an hour for the small palace to become quiet again.

After clearing out all the ghost cultivators, Li Xuanyi immediately arrived at a "teleportation array" behind the palace, followed quickly by Song Qingming and others.

Seeing Li Xuanyi carefully checking the "teleportation array" in front of him, Song Qingming immediately understood in his heart that this should be the teleportation array leading to the treasure place that she and Song Qingyu had repaired with great difficulty last time.

Although this magic circle also looked quite old, Song Qingming felt that the runes on it were somewhat familiar. They were similar to the ancient runes he had seen in the "Qinghe Cave Mansion".

Seeing this, Song Qingming couldn't help but follow Li Xuanyi to check it carefully.

After checking, seeing that the magic circle in front of him seemed to be not damaged, Li Xuanyi took out a few spirit stones from his body and placed them into the grooves around the magic circle.

Seeing the magic circle in front of him quickly light up, Li Xuanyi gradually showed a look of satisfaction on his face, turned around and said to everyone:
“I’ve tried it, and there’s nothing wrong with the teleportation array.

Since everyone is fine, let's teleport over quickly!

Otherwise, those annoying ghost cultivators will come in and waste our efforts."

After hearing Li Xuanyi's suggestion, Song Qingming immediately withdrew his gaze, and after looking at each other with Song Qingyu and the others, seeing that they had no objection, he immediately nodded in agreement.

As everyone walked into the "teleportation array", a white light soon lit up in the middle of the array. The next moment, Song Qingming and the other three disappeared along with the white light.

By the time Song Qingming and his companions came to their senses from the dizziness of the teleportation, they had already been teleported to a high platform.

After arriving here, Li Xuanyi looked at the familiar scenery around him, and his expression gradually became solemn.

"Everyone, this is where the restriction is!"

Hearing this, Song Qingming, He Mengxin and the others also showed a bit of caution on their faces, and carefully looked around them.

"The ghost cultivators outside can't get in, so there shouldn't be any danger here for now. We can rest here for a while and then act when we are ready!"

After saying that, Li Xuanyi took out a few spirit stones from his body, sat down cross-legged, and began to absorb spiritual energy to restore his own magic power.

In the battle outside just now, although everyone did not encounter any serious danger, the constant fighting with the ghost cultivators also consumed a lot of their magic power.

Seeing this, Song Qingming and others did not say much. They immediately sat down and began to use elixirs and spirit stones to restore their own magic power.

About half an hour later, when everyone's spiritual energy had almost recovered, they all stood up.

“My fellow Daoists, once we get there and encounter that Nascent Soul Puppet, I’m afraid we won’t be as relaxed as before.

Before that, Song would like to remind you all.

This place is quite dangerous, and the Nascent Soul Puppet is even more difficult to deal with. If other unexpected events occur later, please do not be greedy for treasures and evacuate here decisively.

Otherwise, if we lose our lives here, it will be a loss for all of us!"

After entering this hall, for some reason, Song Qingming always felt that this place was a little unusual.

Seeing that Li Xuanyi was ready to take action, Song Qingming thought about it and couldn't help but speak up to remind everyone.

Hearing this, Li Xuanyi did not have any objection and nodded in agreement, saying, "Fellow Daoist Song is right. This place is so remote that there are very few cultivators around.

In any case, as long as the treasure is here, we will have the opportunity to come back in the future. If it really doesn't work, there is no need to rush."

Seeing this, Song Qingyu immediately nodded and said, "Don't worry, Seventh Brother, I will listen to you!"

"I'm just here to help. You can make your own decisions. There's no need to ask for my opinion."

Seeing that everyone quickly reached a consensus, Song Qingming nodded in that direction, and then the four of them turned into light and disappeared from the spot, flying towards the depths of the hall.

Along the way, Song Qingming was always cautious.

In addition to the several "Golden Fantasy Butterflies" specially placed at the location of the teleportation array where he had left, he would also leave one at intervals along the way.

This is to prevent any sudden accidents from happening after everyone enters the platform, which may cause their retreat route to be blocked.

Although the combat effectiveness of these "Golden Fantasy Butterflies" is not strong, they are still very useful for vigilance and gathering information. They have helped Song Qingming a lot over the years.

Just as Li Xuanyi and Song Qingyu said, the few of them flew along the way without encountering anything unusual in the middle, and arrived very smoothly at the high platform in the water shrouded by the white mist restriction that they had mentioned before.

"My two Taoist friends, this is it!"

Song Qingming, who was standing in mid-air, heard what Li Xuanyi said. He glanced at the platform in front of everyone and gradually showed a hint of surprise.

As a third-level top-grade formation master, Song Qingming has practiced for so many years and has seen quite a few formations in his life.

However, the white mist restrictions surrounding the platform in front of him were something Song Qingming had never seen before and it was indeed the first time he had seen it, so he couldn't help but feel a little more cautious.

“Qingyu, you and Fellow Daoist He stay here first.

Fellow Daoist Li, when you found the center of the formation, please take me in to have a look first!" (End of this chapter)