Qinghe Immortal Clan.

Chapter 851: Soul Possession, Smokescreen
Hearing Song Qingyu's suggestion, Li Xuanyi shook his head slightly and said:

"Qingyu, don't worry. Everyone is in a bad state now. Let's recover our mana first. The things are there, so there is no need to rush."

Since entering the platform, the four of them have been fighting these puppets without stopping.

Although they successfully defeated these puppets as they wished, everyone's magic power had been almost exhausted by this point and they were extremely tired.

Having come to this point, Li Xuanyi thought it would be better to play it safe and not rush to obtain the spiritual objects. He would wait until everyone's magic power was restored before taking the next step.

After all, this is not a safe place. If some restrictions are triggered later, everyone will be unable to fight back in their exhausted state and will suffer a great loss.

Hearing Li Xuanyi's suggestion, Song Qingming and He Mengxin nodded at the same time. Then the four of them sat down cross-legged together, took out their spirit stones and pills and began to recover their own conditions.

Because he had rested for a while, Song Qingming's condition was better than the other three. Therefore, he was the first one among them to replenish his magic power.

After taking a few healing pills, seeing that the three people around him were still patiently recovering their magic power, Song Qingming stood up and came to a "Golden Core Puppet" that had fallen to the ground not far away.

In the previous battle, Song Qingming initially felt that these "puppets" were quite powerful, and thought they were ordinary corpse puppets like the "Golden Wind" on his body.

It was not until he defeated them later that Song Qingming realized that these "puppets" were not made from "corpse puppets" but were ordinary puppet beasts similar to the "white lion puppets".

However, the materials used to refine these puppets are somewhat special, and are obviously different from the ordinary "puppet beasts" that Song Qingming has seen. The strength they have just demonstrated is also obviously much stronger than the "puppet beasts" of the same level.

Although Song Qingming had some personal research on the art of "puppetry", he had never inherited any higher-level skills of this kind.

After a careful study, Song Qingming still shook his head slightly. He couldn't figure out what special materials these "puppets" were integrated with to greatly enhance their strength.

Seeing that he couldn't figure it out for the time being, Song Qingming collected all the damaged "puppets" on the ground.

Although the cores of these "Golden Core Puppets" have been damaged, it is difficult to repair them even with the help of high-level "puppet masters".

But these special "puppet" materials on them are very special. If the "puppet beast" on their bodies is damaged in the future, it may be used to help repair it, which is somewhat useful.

After collecting all the "Golden Core Puppet" materials scattered on the ground, Song Qingming came to the "Nascent Soul Puppet" lying beside the pool and examined it carefully as well.

This "Nascent Soul Puppet" is made of special materials just like those "Golden Core Puppet".

However, because Song Qingming's final blow did not destroy the core part of his chest, although this "Nascent Soul Puppet" had fallen to the ground and was unable to move, a trace of spiritual energy fluctuations could still be clearly felt on his body.

Seeing this, Song Qingming suddenly showed a hint of joy in his heart. A talisman appeared in his hand, and he carefully sealed the "Nascent Soul Puppet" in front of him.

"Fellow Daoist Song, you are so interested in these puppets. Have you practiced puppetry? Why have I never heard you mention it?"

Just after Song Qingming put away the "Nascent Soul Puppet" in front of him, he heard a crisp sound coming from behind him. He then realized that his senior sister Li Xuanyi had recovered her magic power and came to his side.

Upon hearing this, Song Qingming immediately turned to Li Xuanyi, shook his head and said softly:

"Senior Sister Li, you misunderstood. Although I like to study these things, I have never learned any puppetry skills.

It’s just that I once had a good friend who was very good at this, and it was because of him that I became interested in puppetry.

I collected these puppet materials because I wanted to take them to him someday to see if it is possible to repair them.

Senior Sister Li, I think you guys don’t mind this! "

The good friend who was an expert in puppetry that Song Qingming mentioned was actually Feng He, with whom he had a close relationship back then and who was also the only high-level puppeteer he knew.

As early as when he helped Feng He to take over another body, Song Qingming had seen Feng He display his "puppet skills".

Later, when Song Qingming went to the "Tianhai Immortal Realm" to help Feng He take revenge, he witnessed Feng He refining two "fourth-level puppet beasts" with his own eyes, and he has always admired his advanced "puppet skills".

The reason why Song Qingming spent so much time collecting these puppet materials that seemed to have no value in the eyes of others was that he wanted to show these things to Feng He in the future.

Just like the "Nascent Soul Puppet" in front of him, although its appearance was severely damaged, the core of its heart had not been completely damaged.

When I have the chance to go to the "Tianhai Immortal Realm" in the future, maybe I can find a way to repair it.

After hearing Song Qingming's explanation, Li Xuanyi immediately smiled and nodded:
“Before, when I saw Junior Brother Song summon so many puppets to set up the formation, I was a little surprised and thought that you practiced this way by yourself. It turns out that you have met a master who practices the way of puppets.

The cores of these puppets have been damaged. We are not proficient in puppetry, so even if we take them out, it would be difficult to repair them.

Since Junior Brother Song is interested, just keep it.

By the way, there is a puppet in the pool that was originally used to guard the center of the Yin-position formation. After you get the elixir, Junior Brother Song can go down and take a look."

Seeing that Li Xuanyi had no objection, Song Qingming nodded slightly and collected the "Nascent Soul Puppet" beside him and the fragments scattered around.

Not long after, He Mengxin and Song Qingyu also stood up and walked over.

Neither of them had ever practiced "puppet skills" and naturally had no interest in these damaged puppets on the ground. After hearing Song Qingming's explanation, as expected, the two did not raise any objections.

When everyone's condition had almost recovered, Li Xuanyi's gaze immediately shifted to the pool not far away, and he walked over with Song Qingming and others.

"Qingyu, you and Fellow Daoist He should collect those spiritual herbs first. Fellow Daoist Song and I will go get the Soul Nourishing Wood. Everyone be careful."

After hearing Li Xuanyi's instructions, Song Qingming and others nodded immediately, and then they divided the work and went to pick spiritual objects.

Li Xuanyi came to the side of the "Soul-Nourishing Tree" and first touched his storage magic tool with one hand, took out a red wooden box more than one foot long from it, opened it and put it aside.

Then he and Song Qingming began to cast a spell together. After a while, a green light of a similar color enveloped the entire "Soul-Nourishing Tree" from top to bottom.

"Fellow Daoist Song, are you ready?"

Seeing Song Qingming on the opposite side nod slightly, the two of them immediately began to use all their magic power in their hands, emitting bursts of spiritual light. The "soul-nourishing tree" in front of them also began to shake violently due to the surge of powerful magic power.

Just as Song Qingming and the other were trying their best to cast spells, the "Soul-Nourishing Tree" in front of them just kept shaking, but there was no sign of rising.

After trying hard for several times, seeing that the "Soul Nourishing Tree" in front of them still did not move upwards at all, Song Qingming and the others felt that something was wrong, and gradually could not help but reveal a trace of doubt.

"Hey! Fellow Daoist Song, Fellow Daoist Li, why can't we take out this spiritual wood?"

He Mengxin, who had picked several high-level spiritual herbs in an instant not far away, saw that Song Qingming still hadn't succeeded, and walked over with Song Qingyu with some confusion.

After the two men came to Song Qingming, they asked a simple question and immediately began to cast spells to help.

What surprised them was that even though the four of them cast spells at the same time, the "Soul-Nourishing Tree" remained as motionless as a mountain. This made everyone frown.

"Seventh Brother, is this fourth-level spiritual wood so difficult to obtain? Even with so many of us trying, we still can't get it. Could it be that there is a weight of ten thousand pounds underneath it?"

Facing the doubt on Song Qingyu's face, Li Xuanyi beside him shook his head and said:

“Although the Soul-Nourishing Wood is a fourth-level spiritual wood, its size and weight are no different from those of ordinary low-level spiritual woods. It cannot be as outrageous as you say.

I can't see it being taken out. There must be some special restriction underneath the spiritual tree that seals its roots.

You guys wait up there, I'll go down and take a look at the situation first."

After Li Xuanyi finished speaking, he was about to cast a spell and dive into the pool, but Song Qingming, who was standing beside him, reached out and stopped him.

"Friend Li, I am more proficient in the art of forbidden formations, so why not let me go with you?"

Seeing that Song Qingming seemed to be a little worried about him, Li Xuanyi did not refuse but nodded slightly, and then the two of them fell into the water together.

After entering the water, Song Qingming immediately cast a spell to release a "water-proof shield", and then followed Li Xuanyi forward. Soon the two arrived at the location of the "soul-nourishing tree" under the water.

After carefully scanning the root of the Soul-Nourishing Tree, the two did not see any special formations or restrictions. Li Xuanyi could not help but wonder:
"It's strange. I don't see any restrictions. Why is this spiritual wood so difficult to obtain?"

After muttering to himself, Li Xuanyi released a ray of spiritual light from his hand again, directly imprisoning the "Soul Nourishing Tree".

Just as she was about to cast a spell again, several black lights suddenly shot out from under the "Soul-Nourishing Tree" and flew towards Li Xuanyi and Song Qingming beside her.

Seeing this sudden situation, the two of them quickly cast spells to release a shield to resist, and then quickly retreated.

Just when the two of them felt that something was wrong and wanted to escape from the pool, they did not expect that a purple light shield suddenly appeared above the water surface above their heads and directly blocked the entire pool.

Seeing this, Song Qingming hurriedly cast a spell and released the "Lihuo Chixin Sword" in his hand, and a sword light was directly drawn above his head.

I saw a red sword light quickly cutting through the water surface and flying upwards, and the next moment it directly hit the purple light shield on the water surface.

But what surprised Song Qingming and the others was that the blow he had just used with all his strength failed to break the defense. The purple light shield only shook slightly, and then quickly dissipated the power of the red sword light, and returned to its original appearance.

Seeing this scene, Song Qingming and Li Xuanyi were slightly surprised.

Just as they were about to launch another attack, a black light flashed not far in front of them, and suddenly a black figure appeared.

"I had clearly destroyed the core of this puppet before, how could it be resurrected?!"

Seeing the black figure in front of him, Li Xuanyi immediately recognized that this puppet was the puppet in the pool that he had destroyed when he cracked the "Yinwei Formation Eye" before.

But what Li Xuanyi couldn't understand was that he had clearly destroyed the core in the chest of the puppet, so how could it be resurrected?

At the same time, Song Qingming's consciousness quickly scanned the other party, and then he explained with a somewhat ugly expression:

"Senior Sister Li, this guy is not just a puppet, he must be possessed by something now!"

Seeing that Song Qingming seemed to have seen through his true colors, the black figure's eyes suddenly flashed with a strange green light, and then he spoke in an unhappy tone:

“I originally thought that the person who could break the formation outside and destroy the puppet that protected the formation and woke me up would be at least a Nascent Soul cultivator.

I didn't expect that only a few of you Jindan brats would come. You really wasted my time."

Hearing the complaints from the "black puppet", it seemed that he didn't take them both seriously at all, but the aura emanating from his body was a little unpredictable, and it was unknown what level of cultivation he was at.

Hearing this, Li Xuanyi and Song Qingming looked at each other and immediately asked carefully:

"You dare to address us like this, could it be that you were also a Nascent Soul cultivator?"

"Monk Nascent Soul!"

“Haha! You little Jindan ghosts have too low cultivation base, so it’s normal that you can’t tell my cultivation base, but it doesn’t matter anymore.

Since you woke me up, you should make some compensation. Just offer your bodies and let me walk around!"

Hearing what the "Black Shadow Puppet" said, Song Qingming on the side immediately said: "Looking at the puppet you are possessed by, it is most likely a cultivator who has lost his physical body.

Even if you had a high level of cultivation during your lifetime, how much strength can you exert now that only your soul is possessed?

It is still unknown who will win, and you are making such a bold statement. Aren't you a little too arrogant? "

When they just entered the hall, Song Qingming and others felt that the yin energy in this place was very strong, and they thought it was just because of the "soul-nourishing tree" cultivated here.

It was not until now when he saw the appearance of the "black puppet" possessed by the cultivator's soul that Song Qingming finally understood. It turned out that the reason there was a "soul-nourishing tree" here was because someone had set up a trap here in advance.

Song Qingming had already seen the method of soul possession used by the "black puppet" in front of him when he first met Feng He. If nothing unexpected happened, the other party was most likely the same as Feng He, also a cultivator who had lost his physical body.

It's just that this guy is planning to use the Yin energy to cultivate the "Soul-Nourishing Tree" here. He should use the "Soul-Nourishing Tree" to restore his own spirit, and then find a suitable body to take over.

After hearing what Song Qingming said, the "black puppet" said with disdain: "Oh! It seems that you are not that stupid, you still have some knowledge.

However, you two little Jindan cultivators want to fight against me, that's a bit unrealistic."

After the "Black Puppet" finished speaking, a burst of black light suddenly emerged from his body, and then an extremely powerful pressure burst out from his entire body.

Seeing this, Song Qingming and Li Xuanyi's faces changed, and they hurriedly cast spells and released their magic weapons to protect themselves.

This time, although the fight has not started yet, Song Qingming seems to have already felt the opponent's strength in his heart. The strength of this "black puppet" is estimated to be no less than the "Nascent Soul Puppet" they faced.

While Song Qingming was thinking in his mind, the "black puppet" had already cast a spell with his hands and released two "black iron balls". Then, under his control, the "black iron balls" flew quickly towards where Song Qingming and the other man were.

Seeing this, Li Xuanyi immediately cast a spell to control the silver shield magic weapon in front of him and rushed forward, trying to block the "black iron ball" in front of him.

Song Qingming immediately used the secret technique "Nine Palace Meteor Escape" and turned into a beam of light and disappeared on the spot.

The next moment, Song Qingming bypassed the "black iron ball" that was attacking him and appeared several feet in front of the "black puppet".

Seeing that Song Qingming used his body skills to turn defense into offense, he had already swung the "Lihuo Chixin Sword" towards him.

The "black puppet" did not care too much. After glancing at Song Qingming, it stretched out its hand and transformed into a huge black palm, directly blocking the "Lihuo Chixin Sword" on its side.

With a loud bang, Song Qingming was directly pushed back more than ten steps by the giant black hand. At this time, the "black iron ball" was quickly attacking Song Qingming from behind under the control of the opponent.

At the same time, the silver shield magic weapon used by senior sister Li Xuanyi collided with another "black iron ball", but failed to repel the opponent's attack.

As soon as he touched the "black iron ball", Li Xuanyi felt that his magic weapon was instantly knocked away, and the next moment he fell into darkness.

Before Li Xuanyi could react, she felt as if she had lost control of herself and suddenly fell uncontrollably into a bottomless black abyss.

After seeing senior sister Li Xuanyi take a "black iron ball" and was suddenly trapped in a large ball of black light, Song Qingming immediately understood the power of this thing to trap the enemy.

Seeing this, Song Qingming hurriedly used the "Nine Palace Meteor Escape" again to avoid the "black iron ball" behind him and disappeared from the spot in an instant.

Seeing Song Qingming's body constantly changing in the pool to avoid his "black iron ball", the "black puppet" smiled slightly, cast a spell with both hands again, and two more "black iron balls" appeared in front of him.

"Little devil, I think you should stop wasting your energy."

After the "black puppet" said this, the two "black iron balls" flew out immediately and started to encircle and suppress Song Qingming together with another "black iron ball" that was tracking Song Qingming.

Because the pool below was too small, Song Qingming, who was proficient in the "Nine Palace Meteor Escape", had a hard time dodging one "black iron ball". When he saw the other party release two more, a serious look suddenly appeared on his face.

Seeing that he had fallen into a desperate situation, Song Qingming felt a little anxious at the moment, and kept thinking about how to break the impasse and solve the current dilemma.

If he continued to stay in this pool, he would definitely not be able to escape the tracking of the "black iron ball", but the top of the pool was blocked by a powerful ban and he could not get out for the time being.

Song Qingyu and the other two outside were not as strong as himself. Even if they discovered the abnormality in the pool, it would be difficult for them to help break the restriction.

At this point, it is difficult for Song Qingming to rely on others and he can only find a way to solve the current predicament on his own.

Seeing that the two "black iron balls" were chasing after him, Song Qingming suddenly turned around and cast a spell, releasing two third-level talismans.

The talisman suddenly turned into a golden shield in mid-air and blocked the "black iron ball". Then Song Qingming moved and left the spot directly.

The next moment, Song Qingming appeared on the other side of the pool, and then hundreds of golden butterflies suddenly emerged from his body, constantly entwining and wrapping him up.

The golden shield only slightly blocked the "black iron ball" before it was quickly defeated by it, and the next moment it rushed straight towards Song Qingming's location.

However, when these three "black iron balls" passed through the insect net formed by the "golden fantasy butterflies", they did not hit Song Qingming, but penetrated through the insect net again.

The next moment, several purple lights suddenly shot out from the insect swarm, directly controlling the three "black iron balls" in mid-air.

Seeing this scene, the "black shadow puppet" was not too surprised. It immediately began to cast spells to control those "black iron balls" in an attempt to free them from the opponent's control.

But the next moment, Song Qingming, holding the "Lihuo Red Heart Sword", rushed towards him with a calm face and a fierce momentum.

Seeing this, the "Black Shadow Puppet" had to give up casting the spell and instead transformed into a giant black hand to grab the "Lihuo Red Heart Sword" in mid-air again.

What surprised him was that the "Lihuo Chixin Sword" he had just grabbed, along with Song Qingming's right hand, suddenly shattered right in front of him, and in a flash of light, it turned into hundreds of golden flying saucers.

"Eh! It's still a trick."

The "black shadow puppet" here had just reacted, and Song Qingming, who seemed to have lost an arm in mid-air, suddenly burst into a white light in front of his chest, and his right hand hidden in the insect swarm armor appeared again.

Immediately afterwards, puppets such as "Golden Wind" and "Silver Armor" also appeared beside Song Qingming. With the help of the power of many puppets, Song Qingming swung his sword with all his might.

There was a loud "boom!" and the "Lihuo Chixin Sword" in Song Qingming's hand turned into a red stream of light and directly cut the "black shadow puppet" in front of him in half.

In the previous attack, Song Qingming used the sleight of hand of "Golden Illusion Butterfly" covering his body to deceive the opponent's defense, and finally succeeded in destroying the "black puppet" in front of him with one blow.

However, the next moment, before Song Qingming was ready to be happy, a black light suddenly emerged from the lower body of the "puppet" that he had just cut off, wrapping Song Qingming in darkness.

"Haha! I can also use this trick."

(Sorry, someone came to my house today, we had dinner and chatted for a while, so I’m a little late!)

(End of this chapter)