Qinghe Immortal Clan.

Chapter 856: Dark shadow outside the mountain, retreat to form a baby

Floating Cloud Mountains, Qinghe County, Songjia Funiushan.

In the "Huixian Pavilion" of the mountaintop family, Song Yuanfang and Song Yuanhao were standing in the hall on the second floor.

Just as the two were patiently waiting for something, a slight sound of footsteps suddenly came from upstairs, followed by a woman of about seventeen or eighteen walking down from above.

"My two uncles, the ancestor invites you!"

After hearing the woman's message, Song Yuanfang and the other man nodded with a smile, then quickly walked upstairs.

A moment later, the two of them arrived at the lobby on the third floor of "Huixian Pavilion". Looking at Huang Siyuan who was making tea not far in front of them, Song Yuanfang and Song Yuanhao immediately took the initiative to step forward and bowed.

"Greetings to the ancestor!"

"Sit first!"

Huang Siyuan nodded slightly upon hearing this, then waved her hand gently and cast a spell to bring two cups of spiritual tea that had been prepared long ago to the wooden table next to the two of them.

Seeing this, Song Yuanfang and the other man nodded quickly and then sat down.

After taking a sip of the spiritual tea given by Huang Siyuan, Song Yuanhao was just about to feel it when he suddenly felt a cool air in his body rushing straight to his sea of ​​consciousness, making him feel an indescribable ethereal state of mind.

Seeing this, Song Yuanhao hurriedly closed his eyes and entered a state of meditation, carefully experiencing the state of mind in his body.

Huang Siyuan and Song Yuanfang, who were also sipping tea nearby, showed a hint of surprise when they saw this strange thing happening to Song Yuanhao.

After a while, until Song Yuanhao slowly opened his eyes, Huang Siyuan seemed to understand what happened, and then she smiled and said to him:
“This Wuxin Tea was originally given to me by a good friend from the East China Sea as a thank you for asking me to make an elixir. He claimed that this tea could help cultivators refine their minds.

Yuan Hao, what did you taste from it just now? "

Hearing Huang Siyuan's question, Song Yuanhao nodded and replied: "

What the ancestor said is right. Just now, after I drank this tea, I suddenly felt a sense of artistic conception. I experienced it carefully and indeed benefited a lot from it.

Thank you for the tea, which gave me this opportunity."

After saying that, Song Yuanhao stood up again and bowed to Huang Siyuan.

Seeing this, Huang Siyuan immediately waved her hand and said, "We are all family, there is no need to be like this.

Since obtaining this magical tea, my husband and I have tasted it many times over the years, and we have also given some to other friends, but we have not been able to taste any artistic conception from it.

I didn't expect you to be so perceptive that you could actually taste a hint of artistic conception from it. This magical tea of ​​mine was not wasted."

Hearing this, Song Yuanfang on the side also laughed and said:

"What the ancestor said is right. Over the years, I have also had the honor of tasting two cups of Enlightenment Tea. It's a pity that my talent is not as good as Yuan Hao's, and I didn't understand anything from it. It's a bit of a waste of spiritual objects."

After Song Yuanfang finished speaking, a slight wry smile appeared on his face. It was obvious that he was very envious of Song Yuanhao for being able to comprehend the artistic conception through the spiritual tea.

Hearing this, Huang Siyuan still shook her head slightly and said:
"Everyone's chances are predetermined by heaven, there is no need to worry about it!

You two came to see me today, but what happened in the market?"

Seeing Huang Siyuan change the subject and get to the point, Song Yuanfang's expression changed and became a little serious. Then he said to Song Yuanhao beside him:

"Yuan Hao! You know more about this matter, so you should tell us about it!"

Hearing this, Song Yuanhao nodded slightly and immediately said:

"Ancestor! Half a month ago, a strange thing happened in the White Lion Market. Several Qi-refining monks who had just returned from hunting monsters outside suddenly went crazy when they entered the market. They attacked the law enforcement monks guarding the gate and almost caused chaos.

At that time, we thought that these people were bandits from outside who came to cause trouble, so the law enforcement team executed them on the spot, and we didn't take it too seriously.

Just less than half a month had passed, and a similar thing happened again two days ago. Five or six monks suddenly went crazy and attacked merchants selling spiritual objects in the market, killing and injuring more than a dozen people on the spot.

After hearing about this, Yueqing, Huang Daoyou and I felt it was a bit strange, so we went to investigate the bodies of those crazy monks.

The results did not reveal anything abnormal. There was no evidence of poisoning in these people, or any cases of indiscriminate use of elixirs, so it did not seem like the spiritual objects were affecting their minds.

Moreover, the identities of these cultivators are very ordinary. They are all independent cultivators who live in the White Lion Square all year round. They also don’t seem like the kind of people who would collude with bandit cultivators.

After searching around, I still felt a bit helpless, so I returned to the family to ask the ancestor for advice. "

"Oh! It's really rare to see such a strange thing.

Yuan Fang, what do you think about this matter? "

Seeing that the ancestor Huang Siyuan suddenly turned his gaze to him, Song Yuanfang was slightly stunned, and hurriedly responded, and explained to the two people in front of him:

"If a cultivator went crazy and attacked others for no reason, if it wasn't caused by a spiritual object, then it could be that he was bewitched by someone and was controlled by the other party, which is why he acted so crazily.

If the person who could do such a despicable thing was not a powerful demon king, it would most likely be a demon cultivator!"

After hearing Song Yuanfang's explanation, Song Yuanhao immediately sighed and said, "What Brother Sixteen said, Huang Daoyou and I have also thought about it.

However, the White Lion Market has a Level 3 Demon-Slaying Formation personally arranged by the clan leader. Even a Jindan demon cultivator who came nearby could be detected. How could an ordinary demon cultivator sneak past the formation and enter the market? This is too puzzling."

“Although the White Lion House has a magic-removing array set up by my husband, it is not as powerful as you think. If you encounter a great demon in the late Jindan stage with powerful magical powers, it is not surprising that you cannot detect any abnormality.

This matter may not be that simple, and we need to be more cautious!"

“A demon cultivator in the late Jindan stage, how is this possible!

Our White Lion Market is just a larger ordinary market town. There aren't many cultivators and mortals here, and we don't even see many third-level spiritual objects. How could we possibly attract such a powerful demon for no reason?

Ancestor, maybe we are worrying too much.

Moreover, these people all had this incident after returning from monster hunting in the Floating Cloud Mountains, so this incident was most likely caused by monsters from the north.

However, due to the strict order of the family, our law enforcement team has not gone north to investigate the movements of monsters in recent years.

Old Ancestor, why don’t we send someone to the north to investigate and see if there is a new demon king near the White Lion Square.”

When investigating the matter before, Song Yuanhao and others always thought that what they encountered might be the work of the new demon king from the north, but the other party's magical powers were rather special, which made it difficult for them to confirm for a while.

After hearing Huang Siyuan's explanation, Song Yuanhao was suddenly surprised. He could hardly believe that this matter would involve a great demon in the late Jindan stage.

Seeing Song Yuanhao speak out his inner thoughts, Huang Siyuan lowered her head and thought for a moment before she stood up and said:

"Yuan Hao, I know everything you said. We will do as you say. We will first send the law enforcement team to the north to investigate the situation!
But we can't ignore the magic cultivators either.

After you go back, you should personally lead people to check whether there is any problem with the demon-killing formation at the entrance of the market town.

Also, give a heads up to Huang Zilong and ask them to inform the sect's Law Enforcement Hall of this matter, and ask Senior Brother Li to send someone to examine the bodies of those crazy monks.

The sect's Law Enforcement Hall often deals with demonic cultivators, so they can definitely see through the magical powers of these demon cubs more easily than we can."

"Well, ancestor, do we need to inform the sect's law enforcement hall about this matter now? Should we wait until the clan leader comes out of seclusion?"

Before, Song Qingming secretly left the family. Only Huang Siyuan and Song Yuanfang knew about it. Song Yuanhao and others had always believed that the head of the family had been in seclusion on the top of the mountain and did not know that he was now in the East China Sea.

Seeing Song Yuanhao mention Song Qingming, Song Yuanfang on the side quickly explained to him:

“We don’t know when the clan leader will come out from his retreat. If this matter involves a Jindan demon cultivator, it will be a serious matter.

Yuan Hao, you should listen to the ancestor and don't be careless at this critical moment, otherwise we won't be able to explain this to the clan leader."

After hearing Song Yuanfang's explanation, Song Yuanhao didn't say anything more. He nodded slightly and immediately bowed to Huang Siyuan in front of him and said:
"Don't worry, ancestor. Yuan Hao understands."

After giving instructions again, Huang Siyuan saw Song Yuanhao disappear at the stairs, then she turned to Song Yuanfang and asked:
"Yuan Fang, I feel like something is fishy about this incident. My husband and Qing Yu are not here, and I am alone at home. I dare not leave easily.

Go send a letter to Changze to ask about the situation and see when they can come back."

Hearing this, Song Yuanfang behind him nodded slightly, then immediately stood up and walked out.

Not long after, a red light flew out from "Funiu Mountain" and quickly went eastward.

At this time, a black crow that was perched near "Funiu Mountain" saw this scene, and suddenly opened its mouth and spit out a black talisman. The next moment, the talisman quickly left and fell into a dark cave thousands of miles away.

After a while, a voice suddenly sounded in the pitch-black cave where one could not see one's hand in front of one's face.

"Brother, there seems to be some movement from the Song family!"

"Hmm! So fast? They are quite alert.

However, Song Qingming is not here, and with just the other members of the Song family, they will definitely not be able to find any clues for a while.

I hope that this move of ours will alert him and make him take the bait, otherwise we don’t know how long we will have to stay here.”

Hearing this, another voice was heard in the cave again, and then a red light appeared in the dark cave, illuminating the entire cave in a blood-red color.

At this time, the first voice appeared again and said, "Brother, I know your plan.

However, if you want to alert the enemy, the noise you make is too small. How about I capture a few Song family foundation-building cultivators directly? This will definitely be more effective.”

"No! Junior brother, please don't act so boldly. The Song family has the Xiaoyao Sect behind them. If we alarm them, I'm afraid other accidents will happen.

Moreover, Song Qingming was able to cultivate all the way from the Qi training stage to the Golden Core stage by himself, so we must not underestimate him. Otherwise, if we really end up making things worse and the other party notices the clues and hides away, we will have no way to explain ourselves later."

"Well! What Senior Brother said makes some sense. It is better to handle this matter in a more cautious way.

Anyway, we have plenty of time. If things don't work out, we can just stay here and wait. We don't have to worry about that guy not coming back!"

"Haha! Junior brother, that's right. We must not learn from those smart-aleck fools like them. We will not complete the mission and will lose our lives here.

By the time we deal with Song Qingming, all the cultivators in Funiu Mountain, no... in the entire Song family's territory, will become our food.

Haha! I’m getting excited just thinking about it.”

"Ha ha.."

After the two of them talked for a while, a sinister laugh suddenly rang out in the blood-red cave and did not dissipate for a long time.

In the East China Sea, in the world of immortal cultivation, there is a deep seabed called Luoxiayuan.

On this day, two rays of light traveled quickly through the deep sea and finally stopped in front of an erupting underwater volcano.

"Qingyu, are you sure the location indicated by the talisman is here?"

Looking at the underwater volcano in front of him that was still erupting and boiling the nearby sea water, Li Xuanyi frowned slightly and couldn't help but ask Song Qingyu beside him.

At this time, Song Qingyu, who was holding a glittering golden talisman in his hand, also had a hint of doubt on his face.

After looking at the underwater volcano in front of him and the talisman in his hand, Song Qingyu's eyes gradually became firm, and he nodded slightly:
"Senior Sister Li, although I can't be sure whether Brother Seven is here, the location he left behind by the talisman is right under this volcano, there's no doubt about it!"

"This volcanic magma is very powerful. If we go in with our current cultivation level, we might get hurt easily. Junior Brother Song shouldn't be in it!

Let’s look around first to see if there are other entrances nearby.”

"Yes! Senior Sister is right. This place is really too dangerous."

Looking at the boiling magma in front of him, Song Qingyu felt a little unbelievable in his heart. After nodding slightly, the two of them began to search around the volcano separately.

However, the two of them searched for most of the day and almost walked through every corner around the volcano, but they couldn't even find an ordinary cave. They could only return to the crater with disappointment.

"Senior Sister Li, it's too dangerous down there, you should stay here and let me go down and take a look first.

Since the location designated by the talisman is right below, it is very likely that Brother Seven is here. So many days have passed. If we don’t find him quickly, I’m afraid something will happen to Brother Seven!”

After he finished speaking, Song Qingyu's hand flickered and a green storage bag appeared. He threw it into the hands of senior sister Li Xuanyi.

"Please help me keep this storage bag. If I can't get out within ten days, please help me send it back to Funiushan and give it to my sister-in-law."

Just as Song Qingyu cast a spell to release a shield and was about to fall directly into the magma below the volcano, a black figure flashed and blocked her.

"Qingyu, you have just broken through to the late Jindan stage. Your cultivation is too low. It is too dangerous to continue like this. Let me go!"

"Senior Sister Li, you.

No, it's too dangerous down there! After all, Brother Seven and I are from the same family, how can I hide aside and let Senior Sister Li take the risk for me..."

Before Song Qingyu finished speaking, Li Xuanyi immediately interrupted him:

"Oh! Qingyu, it's already this time, how come you are still so clear about it.

If Junior Brother Song hadn’t rescued us in that hall before, you and I would have died long ago. How could we still be standing here?

Besides, Junior Brother Song is your elder brother and also my junior brother, so why can't I go and save him?"

Song Qingyu was slightly stunned by what Senior Sister Li Xuanyi said. Just as she was about to continue speaking, Li Xuanyi again persuaded her with a serious face:
"Qingyu, calm down. I'm here to help you save Junior Brother Song, not to argue with you.

With your level of cultivation, you won't be able to hold out for long. Not to mention whether you can save Junior Brother Song, I'm afraid your own life will be in danger.

My cultivation is higher than yours, and I have practiced the Xuanguan Armor which can automatically protect my body. I will definitely be much safer than you after going down.

You have to believe me! "

Song Qingyu's cultivation level is not as good as her senior sister Li Xuanyi's. In addition, she is practicing the sword-cultivation method that is good at fighting. If we only talk about defensive abilities, she is definitely inferior to Li Xuanyi.

Even if Li Xuanyi didn't remind him, Song Qingyu knew it in his heart.

Seeing his senior sister Li Xuanyi's determined eyes and determined to persuade him, Song Qingyu, who was extremely anxious, gradually calmed down. Then, without hesitation, he handed the golden talisman in his hand to Li Xuanyi.

"Senior Sister Li! Please be careful. Qingyu is counting on you."

After taking the golden talisman from Song Qingyu's hand, Li Xuanyi nodded slightly with a solemn face, then cast a spell to release a white jade protective magic weapon, which turned into a light shield to protect his body, and then plunged directly into the boiling magma below.

As soon as the magma fell, Li Xuanyi felt bursts of heat coming from all around. Even though there was a protective shield between them, she couldn't help but frown slightly.

Li Xuanyi knew that it was not advisable to stay in this place for a long time, so he did not dare to delay. He quickly cast a spell and sank directly into the depths of the magma according to the guidance of the golden talisman.

The further down she went, the more Li Xuanyi could feel the temperature around her getting higher and higher. Less than half a quarter of an hour later, beads of sweat appeared on Li Xuanyi's face, making her breathing become a little rapid.

But even so, Li Xuanyi, holding the golden talisman tightly in his hand, looked at the boiling red magma below with a firm gaze. Not only did his sinking speed not slow down, but it increased a bit.

After sinking continuously for hundreds of feet, Li Xuanyi's sinking speed gradually slowed down, and the white protective shield formed by the magic weapon outside his body also became much thinner at this moment.

At this time, beads of sweat were pouring down Li Xuanyi's forehead like rain. His entire body was soaked with sweat, but was quickly dried up by the scorching heat outside.

Having fallen such a long distance, Li Xuanyi cast a spell to sense the golden talisman in his hand, but found that the location Song Qingming pointed to was still under the magma. He couldn't help but frowned again.

In order to resist the high-temperature magma outside, Li Xuanyi's internal strength has continued to decline, and less than half is left.

If she continued to sink and still couldn't find Song Qingming, she would most likely lose the ability to return and escape due to lack of magic power, and eventually be melted alive in the magma of the underwater volcano.

Whether to advance or retreat, the problem Li Xuanyi is facing now is also a life-and-death decision.

However, at this moment, her gaze was still very determined.

After swallowing a recovery pill, Li Xuanyi's magic power surged wildly, and then he increased his sinking force again, going straight into the depths of the magma without hesitation.

Deep below the magma, Song Qingming was still sitting motionless with his eyes closed, sealing the huge spiritual power in his dantian.

Not far away, Qu Bai, who had already helped him set up all the magic arrays, was casting a spell to try out the large array he had just set up.

As a huge magic rune slowly appeared at Song Qingming's location, a satisfied smile slowly appeared on Qu Bai's face. He then retracted his strength and flashed in front of Song Qingming.

"Haha! Young friend Song, these magic arrays of yours..."

Qu Bai's expression suddenly changed when he was halfway through speaking. He then glanced at Song Qingming in front of him meaningfully.

"Hey! Boy, someone is here, probably looking for you."

After saying that, Qu Bai's body shape changed and turned into a green light, and he flashed and hid directly in the "Soul Nourishing Tree" behind Song Qingming.

Song Qingming, who was meditating in seclusion, suddenly heard Qu Bai say that someone was looking for him, and hurriedly stopped casting the spell in his body.

Just as he opened his eyes, a black fireball suddenly fell from the boiling red magma above. Upon closer inspection, Song Qingming discovered that it was a woman in black wrapped in flames.

"Sister Li!"

Li Xuanyi, who was still casting spells to resist the flames on her body, heard a very familiar voice in the distance. She turned around and a look of great joy suddenly flashed in her eyes.

"Junior Brother Song, you are really here."

At this time, Li Xuanyi didn't care about the flames on his body that had not yet completely extinguished, and ran straight to where Song Qingming was.

"Senior Sister Li, wait a minute!"

Seeing that senior sister Li Xuanyi was about to rush towards him, Song Qingming, who was still casting a spell and unable to move, quickly spoke up to stop Li Xuanyi in front of him.

At this time, Li Xuanyi had obviously noticed Song Qingming's abnormality, and asked with concern:

"Junior Brother Song, what on earth is wrong with you?"

Hearing this, Song Qingming also revealed a slight bitter smile on his face, and replied with a somewhat helpless look: "Senior Sister Li, this is a long story.

I am now unable to move because I have swallowed a special spiritual object in my body. The reason I cast a spell to summon you and Qingyu is because I want to ask you for a favor. "

"What on earth happened here? Why did it suddenly become like this?"

Li Xuanyi looked at Song Qingming with some worry on his face, then quickly came to his senses and immediately asked:

"Junior Brother Song, what do you want us to do to help you get out of this predicament? Tell me now!"

“Senior Sister Li, I am not leaving this place, but I am going to retreat here and try to break through to the Nascent Soul stage directly!

Please tell Siyuan about this and help me find someone to protect me!"

"What did you say? You want to break through the Nascent Soul stage in seclusion here?"

(End of this chapter)