Qinghe Immortal Clan.

As soon as he finished speaking, before the old man surnamed Yuan could react, two beams of light flew out of the black cloud again and landed directly in front of everyone.

The two people who came were dressed in black and blue, both were young and beautiful female cultivators. The one who spoke was the one in blue with a somewhat cold expression.

When he saw the two women who suddenly appeared beside him, the aura they exuded was that of masters who had reached the late Jindan realm.

The old man named Yuan, who was about to question the other party just now, was stunned and quickly swallowed back the words that were about to come out of his mouth.

Meng Dongyang, who was walking with him not far away, was also extremely shocked at this moment, and couldn't help but think of something that made him very scared.

"Grandma!"

Song Changze and Liu Yuxin, who were still there, saw Song Qingyu and He Mengxin coming from the island. They hurriedly bowed and saluted and took the initiative to stand behind them.

Seeing Song Qingyu not far away, his eyes were staring at him like an extremely sharp blade.

The old man surnamed Yuan quickly adjusted his facial expression, put on a smiling face, and respectfully bowed to him and said:

"My fellow Taoist, I am Yuan Xingde from Qitian Island. I just wanted to invite your island to attend the meeting. I didn't mean to offend you. I hope you don't misunderstand me.

This is an invitation letter specially sent by the island.

Even if the alliance fails, we can all take this opportunity to get to know each other while we are training in the Scarlet Star Sea. I hope you can show us your kindness when the time comes."

If it was said that Liu Yuxin’s sudden appearance before only made Yuan Xingde feel a little surprised.

The sight of Song Qingyu and He Mengxin reappearing from the island was enough to shock him immensely, and at the same time, he felt a sense of danger. He couldn't help but want to curse Meng Dongyang who was standing beside him.

If he had known that there were so many Jindan masters hiding on the "Black Cloud Island", he would not have dared to visit so easily today, and would not have said what he just said in front of Song Qingyu and others.

Seeing Yuan Xingde in front of him, his attitude changed drastically, from his previous condescending and tough tone to a respectful smile.

There was still no change on Song Qingyu's face. He waved his hand and released a sword light, which directly chopped the invitation card that the other party had sent to him into pieces.

The sword was extremely powerful. After piercing through the invitation, it quickly flew towards Yuan Xingde not far away.

Faced with the sharp sword light released by Song Qingyu's spell, Yuan Xingde was really scared, and hurriedly activated the magic weapon to protect himself.

With a loud "bang", Yuan Xingde flew backwards and retreated more than ten feet before he stabilized his body.

At the same time, a cold voice sounded in the ears of Yuan Xingde and Meng Dongyang.

"Since this is your first visit, I will not bother with any offense today.

If you dare to come here and speak nonsense again, don't blame me for being merciless!"

After saying that, Song Qingyu turned around and led Song Changze and others into the black cloud, leaving only Yuan and Meng who were still standing there in shock.

Looking at Song Qingyu and others who disappeared in the black clouds not far away, Meng Dongyang hurried forward to help up Yuan Xingde who was still in a daze. Then the two of them left the "Black Cloud Island" with embarrassed looks and fled into the distance.

The two of them ran for hundreds of miles without looking back. Seeing that no one was chasing them, Meng Dongyang and Yuan Xingde stopped over a deserted island to rest for a while.

"Brother Meng, what is the origin of this Black Cloud Island?
Didn't you say before that there was only a small cultivation family on the island? Why are there so many masters hiding there? Today, I have been harmed by you."

Facing Yuan Xingde's accusation, Meng Dongyang, who was standing aside, could only sigh with a hint of apology:
“Brother Yuan, we were indeed careless and rash this time. We didn’t expect that the Song family of Black Cloud Island would have such a powerful background.

Fortunately, the other party showed some mercy and didn't kill us, otherwise we might not be able to come back today."

"Humph! Brother Meng, what you said is a bit harsh.

Today, we were caught off guard because we were not prepared and rushed to their door without any preparation.

When I return, I will tell Senior Brother Qu about this matter, and then I will come to avenge this sword attack and let these people know how powerful our Qitian Island is."

Seeing Yuan Xingde's tone of dissatisfaction, as if he wanted to go to "Black Cloud Island" to seek revenge on Song Qingyu and others, Meng Dongyang, who was standing aside, changed his expression but couldn't help but shook his head and persuaded him:
"Brother Yuan, why do you have to do this?

I think the Black Cloud Island has a rather powerful background, so we should not rashly provoke them in the future, so as not to offend the people behind them."

"The person behind the scenes!"

"Brother Meng, what do you mean by that? Besides that woman in green, is there any other expert behind this Black Cloud Island?"

Hearing the fear in Meng Dongyang's tone towards "Black Cloud Island", Yuan Xingde couldn't help but show some doubts on his face and asked again.

Seeing this, Meng Dongyang quickly explained:

“Fellow Daoist Yuan, you may not know that I have seen the person next to the green-clothed woman at the Dulong Island Conference. If I am not mistaken, she seems to be an inner sect Jindan elder of the Baihua Palace.

The story behind Black Cloud Island is not that simple. We should be more cautious and not tell Brother Qu about this matter, so as to avoid offending the wrong people."

"You said she was from the Baihua Palace on Wanhu Island. So that's the case. No wonder the woman in white looked familiar to me just now!

Could it be that the Black Cloud Island is really supported by the Hundred Flowers Palace? That's really strange.

How could the mighty Baihua Palace of Wanhu Island, a powerful Yuanying force, be interested in a small Black Cloud Island like theirs?"

When Yuan Xingde heard Meng Dongyang mention the identity of He Mengxin who was beside Song Qingyu, and found out that she was an inner sect Jindan elder of the "Baihua Palace", a major Yuanying sect in the East China Sea cultivation world, a look of surprise appeared on his face again.

Although "Wanhu Island" is still some distance away from the "Chixing Sea", there are several sea areas in between.

Ever since Xia Mo successfully formed a Nascent Soul several decades ago, the "Baihua Palace" on Wanhu Island has had three Nascent Soul cultivators, making it one of the top three major sects in the entire East China Sea's immortal cultivation world.

As a Jindan cultivator who had been famous for many years, Yuan Xingde had naturally heard of the great reputation of the "Hundred Flowers Palace" a long time ago, and at this moment he felt even more afraid.

Although Song Qingyu had just shown very strong fighting power in front of them and almost seriously injured Yuan Xingde with one sword, it really scared Yuan and Meng.

However, the other party is only a Jindan cultivator after all. Even with Song Changze and others, "Black Cloud Island" is not enough to make them so afraid.

But if the "Black Cloud Island" is related to the Nascent Soul Sect "Hundred Flowers Palace", the situation will be very different.

Whether it is the "Juling Gate" where Meng Dongyang is, or the "Qitian Island" behind Yuan Xingde.

In front of a behemoth like the "Hundred Flowers Palace", their Jindan sects are simply not worth mentioning.

If they really provoke the "Hundred Flowers Palace" by touching the "Black Cloud Island", things will be difficult for them.

Seeing that Yuan Xingde beside him had a look of regret on his face, Meng Dongyang quickly stepped forward and responded:

“Brother Yuan, you and I are both Jindan cultivators, and it is not easy to cultivate to this day.

No matter what the relationship between Baihua Palace and Black Cloud Island is, it is not something you and I can find out.

Since the other party has shown mercy, there is still room for maneuver. Brother Yuan, please stop fussing over it."

"Yes! Brother Meng is right. We are all Jindan cultivators and we can act on impulse like this.

Since they are still involved with Baihua Palace, let’s just leave it at that for now!
When we have the right opportunity in the future, we will try to contact Black Cloud Island and see if we can ease the relationship with them and bring them into the alliance.

I hope that Brother Meng will keep today's events a secret to avoid any trouble in the future. I have to go back and report, so I'll take my leave now."

Seeing that Meng Dongyang had taken the initiative to help him set up a way out, Yuan Xingde did not think too much about it. He immediately smiled and let the matter go. Then he bowed and said goodbye to him, and turned into a ray of light and left the deserted island.

After Yuan Xingde left, Meng Dongyang, who was standing in the same place, thought of Song Qingyu, Song Changze and others he had met before. A figure that made him a little afraid suddenly emerged in his mind.

“They all have the last name Song, it can’t be such a coincidence!

If I had known they were so difficult to deal with, I really shouldn't have gotten involved in this mess with Qitian Island. I need to be more careful in the future."

After shaking his head with some regret on his face, Meng Dongyang did not stay for long. He moved and left the place.
-
On the "Black Cloud Island", Song Qingyu and his companions, who had just returned from outside, passed through the black clouds outside the island and headed directly east to the foot of a lush green mountain.

More than forty years have passed since Song Qingming led the first group of Song family cultivators to "Black Cloud Island".

After continuous transformation by the monks of the Song family, the appearance of "Black Cloud Island" has changed a lot.

The entire island has been transformed from a purgatory covered by volcanic ash and fog with a harsh environment unsuitable for human survival into a vibrant place full of beautiful plants, flowers and fruits.

The monks and mortals living here are protected by the black clouds outside and have not experienced any danger in decades.

Even if monsters occasionally invaded the vicinity of "Black Cloud Island", they were quickly driven away and hunted by the monks guarding the island, making this place a rare isolated place.

There are nearly ten thousand mortals at the foot of the mountain. Some of them were sent here by Song Qingming and his men from the "Floating Cloud Mountains" by flying boats, and some of them were migrated here from Baisha Island by Luo Li on behalf of the "Tianxuan Sect".

Today, the environment on the island has changed greatly and is very suitable for mortal survival. After decades of reproduction and development, the number of mortals living at the foot of the mountain has quickly increased several times.

At this rate of development, the number of mortals on the island will gradually increase in a few decades.

By then, the number of cultivators on "Black Cloud Island" will also grow rapidly, and it will gradually become a qualified Jindan force.

Song Qingyu actually came to "Black Cloud Island" a few months ago on the orders of Song Qingming.

This time, she not only brought a lot of spirit stones and supplies to Song Changze and the others, but also specially sent a third-level "Spirit Gathering Array" that Song Qingming had personally refined.

They came here to help Song Changze and his group improve the spiritual veins on the island. Previously, there were not many cultivators on the "Black Cloud Island", with only Song Changze being a Jindan cultivator. The spiritual energy on the island was originally enough for them to practice.

But two years ago, with the help of his master He Mengxin, Liu Yuxin went into seclusion in the Baihua Palace on "Wanhu Island" to form an elixir and successfully broke through to the Golden Elixir realm.

Since then, there has been one more Jindan cultivator on the island, and the spiritual energy has become insufficient.

Therefore, Song Changze specially sent a message to the "Floating Cloud Mountains" to ask the main line of his family to help upgrade the spiritual vein of the "Black Cloud Island".

After Song Qingyu led his men to the "Black Cloud Island", with the help of several second-level formation masters in the family, they quickly successfully set up a third-level "Spirit Gathering Array" on the island.

Liu Yuxin's master He Mengxin, who had just come out of seclusion and wanted to go out and relax, happened to learn that Song Qingyu had come to the East China Sea to cultivate immortals, so he took the initiative to travel thousands of miles to visit "Black Cloud Island".

Unexpectedly, He Mengxin had been on the island for less than half a month when she met Yuan Xingde and Meng Dongyang who came to invite the Song family to participate in the "Qitian Island" alliance, which led to the scene that happened before.

Here, Song Qingyu had just driven away Yuan Xingde and Meng Dongyang, and then invited He Mengxin and others to go to a cave on the top of the mountain.

After the few people sat down, Song Qingyu took the initiative to ask Song Changze about the origins of the two people just now.

After learning that they were all from the nearby Jindan Sect, Song Qingyu nodded slightly and thought for a moment before speaking to He Mengxin beside him:

"Sister He, the spiritual energy on the mountain has now increased by a large amount. After a while, I will be ready to set off to return to the Floating Cloud Mountains.

Changze and his friends are on Black Cloud Island, and they will inevitably encounter these difficult things in the future.

My seventh brother and I are far away in the Floating Cloud Mountains. It is difficult to take care of them due to the long journey. I am afraid that I will have to trouble you to help take care of them in the future."

Facing Song Qingyu's request, He Mengxin immediately smiled and nodded and said, "Look at what you said, Yuxin and Changze are not outsiders, how can I ignore them when they are in the East China Sea?

Don't worry, I have just appeared in front of them, and they should have guessed my identity by now.

Black Cloud Island is not far from Wanhu Island. You and Senior Song can rest assured that I am here."

He Mengxin is now also a late Jindan cultivator, whose cultivation is not much worse than Song Qingyu, and behind him is the Yuanying sect "Baihua Palace".

In the "Red Star Sea" where there are no Nascent Soul forces, Jindan forces such as the "Juling Sect" and "Qitian Island", unless they have a problem with their brains, would never dare to take the initiative to provoke a person with a background like her.

After receiving the promise made personally by He Mengxin, Song Qingyu gradually felt relieved of his worries, and the few of them changed the subject and talked about other things.

Just as a few people were chatting, the "forbidden formation" at the entrance of the cave suddenly lit up with a wave of spiritual energy.

Seeing this, Song Qingyu quickly stood up, greeted everyone, and then walked out.

As soon as he arrived outside the cave, he saw a pretty woman in blue clothes who took the initiative to come forward and kneel down to Song Qingyu, bowing respectfully.

"Luo Li greets the senior!"

Song Qingyu glanced at Luo Li in front of him with his spiritual sense, and a trace of surprise suddenly appeared on his face. He waved his hand and said directly:

"After such a long period of seclusion, I thought you hadn't been able to break through. I didn't expect that I was wrong.

Although your spiritual talent is average, you are a person of strong will. You should achieve more in the future. No wonder Seventh Brother thinks highly of you. "

Hearing Song Qingyu's praise, Luo Li immediately said modestly: "I was able to successfully break through this time, all thanks to the spiritual objects given by the senior, and the spiritual eye land on the island that was lent to me for retreat.

If not, I don’t know when I can advance to the ninth level of foundation building. Senior, please accept Luo Li’s greeting again, "

"Alright, alright, after all, your matter was specifically instructed by Seventh Brother, so I dare not accept this great gift on his behalf.

If you really want to, why not wait until Seventh Brother comes to the East Sea and thank him in person."

This time I came to the East China Sea to cultivate immortals, in addition to helping Song Changze and others to upgrade the "Black Cloud Island" spiritual vein.

Song Qingming also specially entrusted Song Qingyu to bring a second-grade top-grade elixir to Luo Li, the leader of the "Tianxuan Sect" whom he had not seen for many years.

It was with the help of this pill that Luo Li was able to successfully break through and advance to the ninth level of foundation building after being in seclusion on the "Black Cloud Island" for half a year.

After comforting Luo Li, Song Qingyu's hand flashed with inspiration, and he took out two bamboo slips and threw them in front of Luo Li.

"Senior, what are you doing..."

Seeing Song Qingyu suddenly take out two more spiritual objects, Luo Li's face suddenly showed some confusion. She was about to refuse, but was interrupted by Song Qingyu in advance.

"There are two sets of exercises in here. One set can help cultivators increase their chances of forming a pill. My seventh brother specifically asked me to bring it to you.

The other volume of exercises was derived from my improved and deduced exercises based on my own practice.

Since you are also practicing water-attributed skills, we are destined to be together, so I will just consider this as a gift to you!

These skills are all copied, they are not valuable to us, so you can accept them without worry.

We give you these because we value your determination to pursue the Dao. If you can truly form the elixir as we wish, we will have the opportunity to repay you in the future."

Seeing Luo Li hesitated for a moment, but still took the bamboo slips in front of him, Song Qingyu nodded with satisfaction and continued:

"You have to remember that these two volumes of skills have special restrictions placed on them. Only you can read and practice them, and you cannot pass them on to others.

Once the bamboo slips touch the consciousness of a second person, the skills on them will be destroyed by themselves.

Remember to keep this carefully!"

"Don't worry, senior. Luo Li has made a note of it."

Hearing Song Qingyu's serious and detailed instructions, Luo Li hurriedly nodded and bowed to express his gratitude, then put away the bamboo slips and turned to leave the cave entrance.

Seeing Luo Li leaving, Song Qingyu couldn't help but shook his head slightly with a smile on his face, then turned around and walked back.
-
On the west side of the "Floating Cloud Mountains", in a cave in the northeast of Liang State.

On this day, near the cave which was originally extremely quiet, the wind and clouds in the sky suddenly changed, and bursts of blood-red light emerged, dyeing the surrounding clouds red.

The birds and animals in the nearby forests were all frightened when they saw this scene, and quickly fled away from the vicinity.

After more than half a day, the red clouds in the sky gradually dissipated, and the sky returned to its original calm state.

In the cave, seven or eight emaciated and pale bodies of monks were tied to stone pillars. Not far away sat a very handsome man in black.

After a while, the man in black inhaled the blood mist in front of him into his mouth with a satisfied look on his face, then stood up with a satisfied look on his face.

Pushing open the door of the cave, a black light suddenly flashed, and the figure of a man in black appeared outside the cave. After looking around at the sky, his face regained some calmness.

"It took me so long to advance to the middle stage of the Golden Core. The speed of cultivation is really too slow."

After standing there and muttering to himself softly, a red light suddenly flew over from the top of a mountain not far away, landed in front of the man in black, and transformed into a big man in a green robe.

"Master!"

Seeing the person coming, the man in black hurried forward and bowed to him respectfully.

Seeing this, the green-robed man smiled and nodded, saying, "Not bad! After such a long period of seclusion, Ziyu, you have finally broken through to the fourth level of the Golden Core."

"It is thanks to Master's guidance that I can cultivate so fast."

"Haha! Zi Yu, there's no need to be so modest. You were personally taught by the ancestor back then, so your talent is naturally no worse than that of the others on the mountain.

But now that the ancestor has not returned, we have no choice but to hide here and there. Life is really hard. I am afraid that it will delay your cultivation speed."

"Master has been looking for cultivation resources and catching blood food for me these years. Without your kindness, how could I have broken through to the middle stage of the Golden Core so quickly? How dare Zi Yu complain to you?"

"Alas, my master's talent is mediocre. I have cultivated for more than a hundred years but have not made any progress. There is no hope for me in this life.

In the last battle, several of your senior brothers died at the hands of the Wanling Sect, and now you are the only one with the best talent among the disciples.

As long as you have the hope of breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage, I will do my best to support you, even if it costs a lot of resources.

We brothers have been controlled by our ancestor all our lives and have no freedom in this life. As a teacher, I can only place all my hopes on you."

Seeing the green-robed man looking at him with a face full of care and a somewhat excited tone, the black-robed man hurriedly stepped forward and kowtowed and replied:
"Master, rest assured. I will practice hard and strive to reach the Nascent Soul stage as soon as possible."

"Well! It's good to have this ambition.

Since you have already broken through, I will no longer stay on the mountain to look after you.

Now that the ancestor is not here, if you go out, remember to be careful and don't let those righteous sect monks target you."

“Master, rest assured, I have already broken through to the middle stage of the Golden Core, and there are probably not many people in Liang Country who can keep me here.

As long as I don't go too far, nothing will happen."

When the green-robed man left the place with a satisfied look on his face, the black-clothed man looked at the man's back and revealed a strange smile.

Then the man in black immediately returned to his cave, packed up, and quietly left the mountain where he was hiding under the cover of night. (End of this chapter)