Qinghe Immortal Clan.

Chapter 855: Flame Heart Jade, Two Choices
Seeing Qu Bai's anxious tone, as if he couldn't wait to get what he had agreed to, Song Qingming still explained calmly:

“Senior! This thing is now completely entangled by the Red Sun Divine Thunder, and it is difficult to directly peel it off. If I don’t completely refine the Divine Thunder, it will be difficult for me to take it out safely.

I estimate that refining this divine thunder will take at most one or two days. Senior, no matter how anxious you are, you can afford this time!"

Hearing what Song Qingming said, Qu Bai's face suddenly frowned, revealing a somewhat ugly look.

However, although Qu Bai was somewhat displeased with what Song Qingming said, he still resisted the urge to continue.

After glancing at Song Qingming, it finally flashed and turned into a green light, and returned directly to the "Soul Nourishing Tree" behind Song Qingming.

At this time, Song Qingming, who was sitting in mid-air, felt a little relaxed after seeing the other party leave. He immediately closed his eyes and began to cast a spell with all his strength to refine the "Red Sun Divine Thunder" in his body.

Because the power of the "Red Sun Divine Thunder" far exceeds any other divine thunders of heaven and earth that Song Qingming had encountered before, the time required to refine it naturally increases than before.

It took Song Qingming three full days to finally refine the "Red Sun Divine Thunder" in his body. A piece of fiery red spiritual jade at the core of the divine thunder was finally fully revealed.

This piece of fiery red spiritual jade was the treasure that Qu Bai had asked Song Qingming to help him get. It had been protected in the body by the "Red Sun Divine Thunder" before.

However, the appearance of this thing was rather unfamiliar. Song Qingming had never seen it before, and for a moment he didn't know what it was.

Just from the importance Qu Bai attached to this red spiritual jade, Song Qingming could judge that this thing must be extraordinary, and it might be as precious as the "Soul-Nourishing Wood" behind him.

After refining all the "Red Sun Divine Thunder" next to him, Song Qingming began to control his magic power to touch the "red spirit jade" in his body, and immediately felt a powerful spiritual energy from the spirit jade.

"This thing actually contains such a powerful spiritual energy. Could it really be a spiritual object above level four?"

Just as Song Qingming was casting a spell out of curiosity to continue to examine the spiritual jade in his body, the "red spiritual jade" suddenly flashed a dazzling light, and then its shape changed its position and moved quickly inside Song Qingming's body.

Seeing this, Song Qingming hurriedly cast a spell to try to control it again, but he didn't expect that the "red spirit jade" suddenly increased its speed and flew directly to the dantian position in Song Qingming's body.

"Hey! Stop it."

Seeing this scene, Song Qingming was shocked and quickly cast a spell to release a wall of magic power in his body, trying to stop the "red spirit jade".

But what he didn't expect was that this "red spiritual jade" was only slightly blocked by the magic wall for a moment, and then it slid directly into his dantian.

The next moment, Song Qingming felt an extremely powerful spiritual power quickly overflowing from his dantian, instantly increasing his aura several times.

"Boy, what did you do?
This spiritual energy, no, could it be... "

Qu Bai, who was waiting patiently in the "Soul Nurturing Tree", suddenly felt an unusual aura coming from Song Qingming, and immediately came out of the spirit tree with a look of surprise.

Qu Bai, who had just appeared, saw Song Qingming in front of him, his whole body was already wrapped in a piece of red flames. His face was immediately horrified and he shouted loudly:
"Boy, you actually dared to swallow the Flame Heart Jade directly, you are courting death!"

Seeing this scene, Qu Bai was so anxious that he gathered a ball of green light in his hands in mid-air and was about to cast a spell to stop Song Qingming.

However, just as the spiritual energy in his hand appeared, Qu Bai realized that he had a life and death contract with the other party and hurriedly stopped casting the spell. He looked at Song Qingming angrily and said:

"Didn't you agree to give this to me? Why are you so greedy? You can't afford this Flame Heart Jade right now."

Hearing Qu Bai outside scolding him anxiously, Song Qingming, who was currently in the red flames, also felt bitter.

Before, he just wanted to check what the "Flame Heart Jade" that the other party valued so much was, and he never thought that this red spiritual jade would automatically enter his dantian uncontrollably.

At this moment, his dantian was wrapped in an extremely powerful spiritual power, as if it was about to explode.

In order to prevent himself from exploding and dying, Song Qingming could only desperately cast spells to suppress this spiritual power. Now he didn't even have the strength to communicate with the outside world.

Seeing that the spiritual power in his body was becoming stronger and stronger, Song Qingming became extremely anxious. If this continued, he was afraid that he would not be able to hold on.

Song Qingming, who was almost driven to despair by the spiritual power in his body, suddenly had an image flashing through his mind. He remembered that this "red spiritual jade" had been wrapped in the "Red Sun Divine Thunder" before.

After thinking of this, Song Qingming hurriedly and quickly activated the "Heaven-Devouring Thunder Control Art" in his body, turning it into a lightning net that covered his entire dantian.

Although he himself was not sure whether he could rely on the "Red Sun Divine Thunder" he had just refined to help him control the violent spiritual power in his body.

But at this point, Song Qingming has no better way, and he can't care about these things and can only give it a bold try.

As the "Red Sun Divine Thunder" enveloped the Dantian in his body, Song Qingming clearly felt that the spiritual energy in the Dantian gradually stabilized.

The powerful spiritual energy that could cause him to explode and die at any time finally slowed down its crazy overflowing rhythm, and even the red flames on his body also became much smaller.

Until this moment, Song Qingming, who was forced into a desperate situation, finally breathed a sigh of relief and felt as if he was alive again.

"Hey! You are really lucky. You are not dead even after all this."

Hearing Qu Bai's voice coming from not far away, Song Qingming slowly opened his eyes, only to find that the other party had escaped to a place dozens of feet away without him knowing.

"Senior Qu Bai, what on earth is this thing? Why is there such a strong spiritual energy in it?"

"Humph! You know nothing, kid, yet you are so greedy and forcefully devour this thing. If I had known you were so brainless, I would not have chosen to cooperate with a fool like you to get the treasure.

Even now, you are still asking me. I didn’t ask you to refine this thing.”

Facing Qu Bai's harsh rebuke, Song Qingming, who also had his difficulties to explain, could only open his mouth to explain:

“Senior, you have wronged me. I have been refining the Red Sun Divine Thunder attached to me and have not actively tried to devour it.

I don’t know why just now, when I tried to move it, this spiritual object suddenly entered my dantian on its own initiative, which led to the current situation.

I, a junior, don't even know this thing, how could I dare to swallow it rashly? I have been practicing for so many years, how could I be such an impulsive person.

I hope you can think about it carefully and not misunderstand me because of this."

After hearing Song Qingming's explanation, Qu Bai's eyes moved slightly and he slowly fell into silence.

After a long while, he seemed to have figured things out, and then he took the initiative to speak to Song Qingming who was not far away:
“This thing is called Flame Heart Jade. It was born and raised in the seabed fire vein. It contains a large amount of extremely pure fire attribute spiritual energy.

This Flame Heart Jade is a fourth-grade medium-quality spiritual jade. If it is swallowed directly, it can help cultivators above the Nascent Soul stage to improve their cultivation a lot. But for you Jindan cultivators, it is absolutely impossible to refine it.

Even if you can temporarily suppress the spiritual energy with the help of the "Red Sun Divine Thunder" in your body, you probably won't be able to hold on for long, and sooner or later you will explode and die, and your body will disintegrate."

"In that case, Senior, you have really caused me trouble. If I had known that this thing would automatically merge into the cultivator's Dantian, I would never have come here to help you wade through this muddy water."

Hearing this, Qu Bai said helplessly: "Whether it was you who took the initiative to swallow the Flame Heart Jade or not, I can tell you directly that I was indeed unaware of this matter.

We have already signed a life and death contract between you and me. If I really want to murder you, how can I remain unscathed if you die here?

I guess this happened most likely because Yan Xinyu was possessed by the Red Sun Divine Thunder for many years, and there is some connection between the two.

After you refined the Scarlet Sun Divine Thunder, the Flame Heart Jade was attracted to it and actively merged into your Dantian, leading to the current result.

I have been planning for so many years, but I still failed in the end. It is really unpredictable!"

"Senior, may I ask if a Jindan cultivator can't refine the Flame Heart Jade directly?"

Hearing Song Qingming's question, Qu Bai was slightly startled, then he chuckled and said:

“The spiritual power contained in the Flame Heart Jade is so great that even a Nascent Soul cultivator would have to be extremely careful if he wanted to refine it, let alone a mere Golden Core cultivator like you.

If you want to survive, there is still a glimmer of hope.

But now you have wasted this thing, and you have not fulfilled your promise to me. Why should I save you now?"

“What you said is indeed correct, but if I really died from the explosion of the golden elixir in my body, I’m afraid nothing would be left on my body.

Including this soul-nourishing tree that is so important to you, it will also vanish into smoke and turn into ashes, which I'm afraid will be of no benefit to you either."

Seeing Qu Bai's face gradually becoming serious not far away, Song Qingming knew that what he had just said had attracted the attention of the other party, so he quickly struck while the iron was hot and continued to speak:

"If you are willing to rescue me, I am willing to take out a spiritual object from my body and give it to you as compensation. How about considering it?"

Upon hearing this, Qu Bai was slightly startled, and then he asked curiously: "Oh! What can you offer me for help? Tell me!
However, I must first remind you that I have been practicing for many years longer than you, and ordinary things are not worthy of my attention.

You should think carefully before answering, so as not to waste my time."

“To be honest, I still have a fourth-grade low-grade spiritual medicine on me. Although this thing is not as good as the Flame Heart Jade, it is also a high-level spiritual thing that can help Yuanying cultivators in their cultivation.

I think it won't be a big loss for you to use this item to help me once, senior!"

After hearing Song Qingming's answer, Qu Bai showed a complicated expression on his face and said with a smile:
“If you want me to help you with a fourth-grade lower-grade spiritual medicine, it’s not such a big loss.

But there is one thing I must tell you in advance. I can only tell you a way to survive, but I cannot save you directly. Whether you can survive ultimately depends on yourself.

To be honest, I am not really unwilling to save you, otherwise I would not have stayed here and said so much to you.

If I could recover my strength, this would be something I could do with just a little effort, without having to go through so many detours with you.

However, now I am only a spiritual body, and my cultivation strength is very limited. I am really powerless in the face of this matter, and there is no other way.

If you can't accept it, then we can only say goodbye and accept our fate."

Before, Song Qingming had to grit his teeth and use the "Red Sun Divine Thunder" to resist the powerful spiritual power in his Dantian. He didn't have much else to do. If it continued like this, Song Qingming estimated that it would be difficult for him to completely refine it. In the end, he might die because his Dantian couldn't bear it.

After hearing what Qu Bai said, Song Qingming really didn't have much choice. He had to give it a try no matter what.

After hesitating for a moment, Song Qingming immediately nodded and asked:

"I don't know what the solution is, so please tell me frankly, senior. No matter what the result is, I will have no complaints even if I die!"

"Haha! I thought you would give it some thought, but I didn't expect you to agree so readily. You really have some courage."

After praising Song Qingming, Qu Bai immediately changed the subject and continued to explain:

"Now that you have absorbed the Flame Heart Jade, your body has an excess of spiritual energy. This is simply beyond your ability to withstand with your current level of cultivation.

If you want to stay alive, there is a safer way, which is to find a way to draw the excess spiritual energy in your body out of your body through your own meridians.

As long as you successfully discharge all the spiritual energy from your Dantian, you will have a chance to survive.

However, this method also has certain risks. Even if it is successful, your Dantian will be injured, which may have some impact on your future pregnancy.

Furthermore, if the meridians in your body cannot resist when you are guiding these spiritual powers, it is very likely that your meridians will be damaged, or you may even explode and die!

Using this method, according to my estimation, you may have about a 30% to 40% chance of surviving.

If you dare to try it, I can teach you this method now!"

After hearing Qu Bai's method, Song Qingming did not respond immediately. After thinking for a moment, he looked into the distance and continued to ask:

"May I ask, Senior, besides this method, is there any other way?"

Hearing this, Qu Bai chuckled and replied, "Haha! You guessed right, there is indeed a way to help you solve this problem.

However, this method is much riskier for you than the previous one. I am afraid you don’t have the courage to do it, so it would be useless for me to say it.”

"Senior, I have reached this point now. I may die in the next moment. Is there anything I dare not try?

No matter what method you use, just tell me. I will make my own decision and will never blame others for it."

"Well then! Since you've said so much, I can't help but say it.

In fact, this second method is even simpler than the previous one. It is to directly improve your cultivation to the Nascent Soul stage, so that you can withstand the excess spiritual power in your body.

If you choose this method, I can teach you a spell to help you temporarily seal the excess spiritual energy in your body.

This way, you can rest assured and retreat to achieve a breakthrough."

Hearing Qu Bai's second method, Song Qingming was slightly startled, and after a while he replied:
"Senior, do you want me to retreat here and try to break through the Nascent Soul stage?"

"Yes! You are right, that is what you mean."

Qu Bai nodded slightly, and then continued to speak seriously: "I said before that this method would be more dangerous.

If you fail to break through to the Nascent Soul stage this time, I think you should know the result even if I don't tell you.

You will surely die!
But if you really succeed in breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage, the remaining spiritual power of the Flame Heart Jade in your body will also greatly increase your cultivation, which should save you decades of hard training.

If you want to stay alive, there are only two ways. I have already told you both. You can decide for yourself which one to choose."

After Qu Bai finished speaking, the magic power in front of him moved, and a black scroll appeared. He cast a spell and threw it in front of Song Qingming.

Seeing the black scroll in front of him, Song Qingming was in a struggle at this moment. For a moment, he didn't know whether he should take it or not.

Now there are only two options before him. Either take the scroll and use the first method mentioned by Qu Bai.

Or you can fight to the death and go into seclusion to break through to the Nascent Soul stage on the spot.

Both of these paths are extremely dangerous for Song Qingming, and the way forward is unknown. He has no idea what the chances of his survival are.

After thinking for a long time, Song Qingming's eyes suddenly flashed with a firm look, and he raised his head and said:

"Senior Qu Bai, I am willing to try the second method. Please take this thing back!"

"Oh! Haha, I thought what I was going to say to you later would be just nonsense, but I didn't expect you to really dare to choose this path. I am a little surprised.

Since you have the guts to do this, I don’t want the Level 4 elixir anymore!

If you can successfully break through to the Nascent Soul stage, you only need to promise me one thing in the future, what do you think? "

Qu Bai was obviously a little surprised by the choice made by Song Qingming. He did not expect that a cautious person like Song Qingming would dare to choose to directly impact the Nascent Soul realm here without any retreat.

Not to mention how dangerous it would be to attempt to reach the Nascent Soul stage without any preparation in a place like this.

You should know that in the world of cultivating immortals, except for a very small number of talented cultivators, very few people can successfully reach the Nascent Soul realm in one go.

Moreover, although Song Qingming has a good foundation in cultivation, his spiritual roots are not high. Cultivators like him basically have to try to break through the realm several times before they can finally achieve the Nascent Soul stage.

Compared with the first option, the path Song Qingming chose is obviously much more dangerous.

However, what Qu Bai did not understand was that Song Qingming had been practicing for so many years, and his determination to pursue the Tao had already been very firm.

When he heard that choosing the first method would affect his future breakthrough to the Nascent Soul stage, he actually already had the answer in his mind.

However, his cautious character over the years made him hesitate for a while before he finally weighed the pros and cons and made up his mind.

Facing Qu Bai's proposal, Song Qingming did not think much and responded directly:
"Haha! If I can really form a Nascent Soul here by chance, then Senior can say that he has done me a favor.

Whatever I have said today, I will never refuse to do as long as I can in the future!"

"Good! That's refreshing."

Qu Bai smiled and shook his eyes, then waved his hand to take back the black scroll in front of Song Qingming, and cast a spell to transmit a mantra into Song Qingming's ears.

“This secret method can help you temporarily seal the spiritual power in your Dantian, but you will not be able to move your body afterwards.

Otherwise, once the seal is loosened, you will not be able to control the spiritual power in your body and you will surely die on the spot. You must remember this.

Also, I can protect you here for a while.

It’s just that, now only my soul and spirit body are left, so I can’t exert much strength in fighting with others.

If you encounter a Jindan cultivator, I can certainly protect you. If a Yuanying master comes to block your way, I'm afraid I won't be able to help you much, you can only wish for the best."

Upon hearing this, Song Qingming nodded and said, "I have my own thoughts on what you said, senior!

It’s just that I can’t cast spells at will now, so some things are inconvenient for me to do, so I hope you can help me make some preparations in advance.”

"Haha! That's fine. Just tell me what I need your help with."

Seeing that Qu Bai agreed immediately, Song Qingming immediately cast a spell and took out several sets of magic arrays from the storage bag and threw them directly to the other party.

“These formations were originally used by this junior when he was preparing to form a newborn baby.

Senior, you were able to set up such a profound restriction in that hall, so you must be someone who is familiar with magic arrays. I’m sorry to bother you.”

"Okay! Just prepare and leave it to me!"

Seeing that Qu Bai didn't say much and just nodded to take over several magic arrays, Song Qingming breathed a sigh of relief and took out another golden talisman.

A moment later, the golden talisman in Song Qingming's hand turned into a golden light and disappeared directly in his hand.

"I hope they can find this place!"

After doing all this, Song Qingming closed his eyes and began to cast a spell, using the secret sealing method that Qu Bai had just taught him, and began to try to seal the powerful spiritual power in his dantian.

Qu Bai, who was standing not far away, looked at Song Qingming with a complicated expression, and then immediately began to cast spells to arrange several high-level magic arrays that Song Qingming had given him.

At the same time, above the abyss, on a reef thousands of miles away.

Song Qingyu, who was meditating with his eyes closed, suddenly felt something strange coming from his body and quickly opened his eyes.

"Qingyu! What's wrong?"

Hearing the question from senior sister Li Xuanyi, Song Qingyu hurriedly cast a spell and took out a golden talisman from the storage bag.

Seeing the golden light emanating from the golden talisman, Li Xuanyi's expression suddenly changed and he said nervously:

"This is the communication talisman left by Junior Brother Song. Could something have happened to him?"

(End of this chapter)