Qinghe Immortal Clan.

Four years later, in the immortal cultivation world of "Floating Cloud Mountain Range", "Chiyun Mountain".

It was late autumn at this time. Outside a cave on the top of the mountain that was filled with spiritual energy, the ground was covered with flying fallen leaves, covering the entire flat ground outside the cave with a withered yellow color.

A dozen birds landed on the dead leaves, chirping and searching for the food they wanted.
Just after noon, a creaking sound suddenly came from the stone door of the cave not far away, which had been silent for a long time.

The sudden noise startled many birds on the ground, which frightened them and flapped their wings and flew away into the nearby woods.

Not long after, as the door of the cave slowly opened, a green light shot out from inside and flashed out of the cave.

Looking up at the long-lost sunshine in the sky, Song Qingming turned his gaze to the ground, then stood in place and waved his hand gently.

Then, a flash of spiritual light appeared in Song Qingming's hand, and a yellow "puppet beast" several feet tall and resembling a flying eagle appeared.

The aura emanating from this puppet beast was not weaker than that of a Jindan cultivator. It was obviously a "puppet beast" of the early Jindan stage, at the lower third grade.

During the four years of seclusion, in addition to daily practice, Song Qingming also spent a lot of time in the cave studying and refining his "puppet skills".

After garrisoning in "Chiyun Mountain", Song Qingming used the family cultivators to collect some materials for refining high-level puppets in the market.

In addition, when he helped repair the "Nascent Soul Puppet" in "Yinfeng Ridge", he also received some guidance from Qu Bai.

After spending several years and a lot of materials, Song Qingming finally succeeded in refining a Jindan-stage "puppet beast", and upgraded his "puppet skills" to the third-level lower grade.

He cast a spell to activate the golden elixir "puppet beast" that he had refined, and it released several wind blades not far in front of him.

I saw a gust of wind blowing quickly, and the fallen leaves on the ground were swept aside, revealing a clean and tidy open space.

The wind blade in front reached a huge rock and with a loud "boom", the green rock that originally weighed thousands of pounds was directly chopped into several pieces.

Feeling that the attack power of the "Yellow Eagle Puppet Beast" was not much worse than he had imagined, Song Qingming nodded with satisfaction, and waved his hand to put it back into the storage magic weapon.

Just as Song Qingming turned around and was about to walk back to the cave, a beam of light suddenly flew over from not far away and landed in front of him.

Seeing the familiar figure in front of him, Song Qingming smiled slightly, walked forward and took Huang Siyuan's hand, and the two walked back to their cave together.

As soon as she sat down, Huang Siyuan took out a set of tea-making utensils from her storage bag with a smile on her face.

The "Ice and Fire Dragon" hiding in the cave, under the instructions of Song Qingming, fetched spring water from a mountain spring inside the cave and helped deliver it to Huang Siyuan.

"When I came here last year, I saw some unusual movements in your cave. Seeing that my husband had been in seclusion for such a long time, I thought you were making a breakthrough again.

It seems that the one who had the breakthrough in cultivation that time was this guy.

It took Xiao Jin less than forty years to reach the third level of Jindan. His bloodline is indeed good, and his cultivation speed is no worse than that of us human cultivators.

It looks like it won’t be long before its cultivation level catches up with Chi Yan.”

Because of the bloodline enlightened by the Fire Phoenix, the "Ice and Fire Dragon" opened its spiritual intelligence in advance and its cultivation speed obviously exceeded that of other ordinary monsters.

Although it was cultivated meticulously by its master Song Qingming, the fact that it advanced to the third level of the Golden Core realm in less than two hundred years still surprised Huang Siyuan, a bystander.

Seeing this, Song Qingming immediately smiled and shook his head and replied:

"With my level of cultivation, it would take decades to break through.

If it weren’t for the elixir that Brother Zhao gave me last time, I would not have been able to advance to the second level of Nascent Soul so quickly.

But this guy didn't let me down. I gave him a lot of medicinal pills and spiritual objects over the years, and he swallowed so much spiritual dew, so he deserved my support."

After saying that, Song Qingming took out another elixir from his body and threw it to the "Ice and Fire Dragon" with a look of expectation on its face, which made it leave the spot wagging its tail with satisfaction.

After Huang Siyuan prepared a cup of spiritual tea and handed it to him, Song Qingming asked her again:
"How are Qingyu and the others now? Have there been any problems with the sect and the family in the past few years?"

"Well! In the past few years, Weiguo has been relatively peaceful. Apart from some trivial matters, there have been no major events at home.

Less than a year after you began your retreat, Qing Yu returned from the East China Sea, and the Black Cloud Island's spiritual vein has now been successfully upgraded to the lower third grade.

My husband guessed correctly last time. Yu Xin has successfully formed a pill in Baihua Palace. Now that she and Chang Ze are in the East China Sea, there is nothing for us to worry about."

Huang Siyuan paused for a moment, then filled Song Qingming's cup with spiritual tea and continued softly:

“Not long after Qingyu came back, he moved his cave here instead of staying in Funiushan.

Yuan Hao is in charge there now, and every once in a while, Yuan Fang and his men would send messages to report safety."

"Well! Now that Chiyun Mountain is in our hands, the attention of the northern demon tribe has been focused here, and there shouldn't be any major danger in Funiushan.

But you said Qingyu has moved to Chiyun Mountain, why haven't you seen her yet? Could she be in seclusion again?"

When Huang Siyuan heard Song Qingming asking about Song Qingyu's whereabouts, she quickly shook her head and said:
“Last month, Xingchenmen held the Xingchen Conference, and Qingyu took Senior Sister Li to Wu State. When they left, they said they wanted to travel around the area, so they probably won’t be back so soon.

When Qingyu left, I left them a talisman for transmitting sound.

Wu State is not too far from here. If my husband needs to find me urgently, I can use this talisman to send a message at any time."

Seeing Huang Siyuan taking out a high-level sound transmission talisman from her body, Song Qingming quickly waved to her.

"I don't have anything urgent to ask her, I just asked casually!
This time when I leave the retreat, I plan to go to the secret realm of Tianyuan Island in the East China Sea to get some elixirs, so I may not be back so soon.

Since Qingyu is not here, the mountain will be temporarily entrusted to you.

Don't worry, I will send a message to the sect and ask Senior Sister Bai to take care of this place.

If you encounter any problem that is difficult to solve, just send a message to Guyangshan directly."

Nearly a hundred years have passed since Song Qingming and Huang Siyuan last went to explore the secret realm of "Tianyuan Sect" in the outer sea. Now it is time to open the secret realm again.

Hearing that Song Qingming was going to the East China Sea to explore the secret place, Huang Siyuan nodded quickly, then took out a note that she had prepared long ago and handed it to Song Qingming.

“Speaking of that secret place, my husband didn’t mention it this time. I was about to remind you about it.

These are some magical herbs that I need for my recent alchemy. I remember they should be in that medicine garden.

If the spiritual medicine inside is ripe, please help me get some."

"Okay, don't worry! I'll be back as soon as possible."

After putting the note in his hand away, Song Qingming took the spiritual tea handed to him by Huang Siyuan and poured it into his mouth with a satisfied look on his face.

Two days later, a beam of spiritual light from the top of "Chiyun Mountain" quickly flew out of the mountain protection formation and headed eastwards towards the East China Sea immortal cultivation world.

After reaching the Nascent Soul stage, Song Qingming's escape speed was naturally much faster than when he was in the Golden Core stage.

It only took him more than half a month to pass through many islands in the East China Sea Xiuxian Realm and successfully arrived at the "Tianyuan Sea Area" located in the open sea.

I haven't been here for nearly a hundred years, and the surrounding area of ​​"Tianyuan Sea" still looks almost the same as it did back then, with not much change.

However, the number of monsters nearby seemed to be slightly more than when Song Qingming came here before.

Along the way, Song Qingming overcame several groups of monsters before he successfully arrived near the "deserted island" where the secret realm was hidden.

As soon as he descended from the sky, Song Qingming felt several auras that had at least reached the Golden Core Realm coming towards his feet in the sea below.

But before he was ready to take action, those auras seemed to sense some danger and immediately dived into the deep sea and disappeared.

Seeing that the other party was scared away by his aura, Song Qingming shook his head gently, then immediately turned into a beam of light and sank directly into the sea.

Although he had not been here for nearly a hundred years, Song Qingming still remembered the route under the island clearly. He quickly passed through the cave below and arrived outside the cave where the secret realm was located.

After checking that the restrictions he had set up that year had not been touched by anyone, Song Qingming gradually put aside his worries and walked directly into the stone chamber in front.

After reaching the Nascent Soul stage, Song Qingming's magic power is now far beyond what it was before.

As he threw out the token in his hand that opened the ban, he cast a spell with both hands quickly, and in just a moment, a vortex hole appeared in the air.

After checking that there was no problem with the entrance, Song Qingming flashed and turned into a streak of light and disappeared on the spot.

One day later, on the sea near the "deserted island".

There was a loud noise in the sea, and a beam of light shot out from the bottom of the sea, flashed into the sky and turned into an ordinary-looking man in blue.

After nearly a hundred years, not only have many spiritual herbs and medicines matured in the secret realm of "Tianyuan Island", but there have also been a lot more monsters.

Song Qingming spent a whole day carefully searching the secret realm of "Tianyuan Sect".

Only after he had cleared out all the high-level spiritual creatures in the secret realm did he walk out with a look of satisfaction on his face.

This time, Song Qingming harvested more than a hundred mature spiritual medicines, including more than a dozen third-level spiritual medicines and one fourth-level low-grade spiritual medicine.

Not only that, Song Qingming also found some accumulated "All-Spirit Dew" in the cave where the giant bear demon king was killed.

Compared to the first time he entered the secret realm with Huang Siyuan, although the harvest this time was more than half less, Song Qingming was still very satisfied with it.

After all, it has only been over a hundred years since the secret realm was opened, and the situation is very different from the first time he came. Being able to gain so much has already exceeded his original expectations.

After glancing around and seeing that there was no movement nearby, Song Qingming immediately turned into a beam of light and disappeared on the spot.

After leaving the "Tianyuan Sea Area", Song Qingming did not rush back to the "Floating Cloud Mountains" cultivation world, but took a detour to the "Chixing Sea Area" in the East China Sea which was not far away.

Since he finally found time to come to the East China Sea, Song Qingming went to visit the Song family members on the "Black Cloud Island". After spending a few days on the journey, Song Qingming soon arrived at the "Red Star Sea".

Seeing that the Baisha Island where the "Tianxuan Sect" was located not far ahead, Song Qingming thought for a moment and decided to fall directly from the sky.

Ever since Song Qingming helped Luo Li and others to retake Baisha Island from the "Juling Sect", the island has been peaceful over the years and has regained the prosperity it had when Song Qingming first came here.

Not only did the "Juling Sect" not dare to collect offerings from the "Tianxuan Sect", it also took the initiative to hand over dozens of islands in the nearby small sea area to the jurisdiction of the "Baisha Island".

Therefore, the development of "Tianxuan Sect" has been very smooth in recent years. Not only has the number of cultivators on the island increased to hundreds, but two foundation-building cultivators have also been trained.

Moreover, Luo Li, the leader of the "Tianxuan Sect", has advanced to the ninth level of foundation building and is only one step away from forming a pill.

With Luo Li's talent of three spiritual roots, although it is not particularly outstanding.

But the fact that she was able to cultivate all the way to the ninth level of foundation building at the age of less than 130 years old shows that her talent for cultivation and her determination to pursue the Tao are not inferior to those cultivators with better spiritual roots.

With Song Qingming's secret support, Luo Li's hope of forming a pill in the future is indeed quite high.

Upon learning that Song Qingming, his great benefactor, was coming, Luo Li, the head of the Tianxuan Sect, who was practicing on the mountain, immediately brought people to greet him with a look of joy on his face.

This time, Song Qingming was just passing by and did not plan to stay in the "Tianxuan Sect" for a long time.

He only stayed on the island for two days, left some spiritual objects behind, and gave some guidance to Luo Li on his practice. Then Song Qingming took the initiative to say goodbye and left "Tianxuan Island".

After all, the fact that he was able to obtain so many useful spiritual objects from the secret realm of "Tianyuan Sea" this time was somewhat thanks to the blessings of the ancestors of "Tianxuan Sect".

It was natural for Song Qingming to leave some spiritual creatures for Luo Li and the others to take care of this time.

After leaving the "Tianxuan Sect", Song Qingming ran straight northward, and soon passed through the black clouds covering the outside of the island and landed on the "Black Cloud Island" which had already been renewed.

Feeling that the spiritual energy on the island was far superior to before and had successfully advanced to the third lower level, Song Qingming's face immediately showed a look of satisfaction.

He had just passed through the "Mountain Protection Array" and soon alarmed the cultivators on the island. Soon Liu Yuxin, accompanied by two foundation-building cultivators, flew to Song Qingming.

Seeing that it was the clan leader Song Qingming who came, Song Changze and two other family foundation-building elders hurriedly stepped forward and bowed to him respectfully.

"Meet the clan leader!"

Although they have always been in charge of the Donghai family branch, Song Changze and others have already known about the successful fertilization of the family head Song Qingming.

At this moment, I am facing this Nascent Soul cultivator who stands at the top of the world of immortal cultivation at such a close distance.

Even though Song Qingming intentionally restrained his aura, Song Changze and others still felt a hint of invisible pressure from him, and couldn't help but become a little nervous.

Seeing that Song Changze and the others looked stressed when they saw his sudden appearance, Song Qingming hurriedly smiled and comforted them. He waved his hand and used a gentler magic power to help them up.

“No need to be polite, everyone, get up!
I just stopped by to take a look, there's nothing special going on, so you don't need to be too nervous."

After standing up, Song Changze immediately gave a look to the two people beside him. After they left on their own initiative, he turned to Song Qingming, bowed and said:

"Chief! It's really a coincidence that you came this time.

There is another senior on the island who just wants to see you!"

"Senior! Which senior are you talking about who wants to see me?"

When Song Qingming heard Song Changze say that someone on the island wanted to see him, and that the person was a Nascent Soul cultivator like himself, a look of doubt suddenly appeared on his face.

Seeing this, Song Changze quickly replied: "This senior is also an acquaintance of the clan leader!"

".."

Half a quarter of an hour later, under the guidance of Song Changze, Song Qingming arrived outside a cave on the top of the mountain.

Liu Yuxin, who had been waiting here for a long time, hurried forward to help open the restriction of the cave. After Song Qingming walked in, she took the initiative to close the restriction and carefully guarded outside the cave.

Song Qingming, who had just entered the cave, saw a figure in white sitting not far away. A smile immediately appeared on his face, and he walked forward and bowed slightly.

"I haven't seen you for many years. I didn't expect to meet Fairy Xia here. This really surprised me!"

The woman in white sitting in front of the stone table not far away was none other than the Nascent Soul Supreme Elder of the Baihua Palace who had known Song Qingming for many years and who had gone to the open sea to protect him at the critical moment of his Nascent Soul breakthrough.

Fairy Xia Mo!

After they parted in the open sea that year, Song Qingming and Xia Mo had not seen each other for thirty years.

Now that the two met again, Xia Mo's cultivation was just as Song Qingming expected, and she had been further promoted to the third level of Nascent Soul.

Seeing Song Qingming coming, Xia Mo immediately stood up and bowed in return, then spoke softly:

“This time, I originally wanted to go to the Floating Cloud Mountains to look for Fellow Daoist Song, but I didn’t expect that by chance I would actually meet Fellow Daoist here.

Fortunately, I stayed here for a few more days, otherwise I would have missed my fellow Taoist this time."

"Oh! This is really a coincidence. May I ask what Fellow Daoist Xia wants to talk to me about?"

Hearing Song Qingming asking directly about the purpose of looking for him, Xia Mo waved her hand lightly and set up another soundproofing barrier beside the two of them. Then she continued to speak to Song Qingming:
"Fellow Daoist Song, do you still remember the agreement you made with me in Baihua Palace?"

In order to find healing elixirs for his senior sister Li Xuanyi, Song Qingming went to the "Hundred Flowers Palace" in person and asked Xia Mo to help exchange the elixir.

It was for this reason that the two made a "bet" that year.

As long as Song Qingming can advance to the Nascent Soul stage within a hundred years, he will help Xia Mo do two things within his ability.

Later, after leaving the "Hundred Flowers Palace", less than twenty years later, Song Qingming successfully formed a baby and broke through to the Nascent Soul stage.

According to the agreement made that year, Xia Mo did win the "bet" in the end.

Hearing Xia Mo mention the "bet" of the past, Song Qingming was mentally prepared and did not hesitate too much. He immediately nodded and said:

"Back then, it was indeed you who won over me. How dare I forget this agreement?

If Brother Xia needs any help from me, please feel free to ask, and I will do my best."

Not to mention that he did lose the "bet" that year, the two of them had signed a written agreement, so Song Qingming had no way of denying it on the spot.

Just because of this kindness, Xia Mo took the initiative to travel thousands of miles to the open sea to help him overcome the tribulation and protect him when he was forming his infant.

There was no way Song Qingming could refuse this favor.

Seeing Song Qingming agreed immediately, Xia Mo smiled slightly and continued:

"This time I came to see Fellow Daoist Song, actually I want to invite you to go to the Northern Frontier with me and help me get a spiritual object that is very important to me."

"Northern Frontier! Are you talking about the Northern Frontier to the north of the Floating Cloud Mountains?"

When he first agreed to help the other party, Song Qingming had already guessed in his heart that what Xia Mo wanted to find him for would definitely not be that simple.

Otherwise, it is impossible for the other party, a Nascent Soul cultivator, to come to me in person to ask for help.

But when he heard that the place Xia Mo was going to, it turned out to be the "Northern Frontier" ruled by the demon clan.

Song Qingming couldn't help but tremble in his heart. He didn't expect that the other party would dare to go to such a dangerous place to search for spiritual objects.

The "Northern Frontier" is located to the north of the Floating Cloud Mountains and is the place where the demon clan, which occupies most of the territory of the "Eastern Phoenix Fairyland", is entrenched.

It is said that the entire "Northern Frontier" is ruled by demon tribes of all sizes, among which there are not only a large number of Nascent Soul Demon Kings, but also Demon Saints who are comparable to human gods.

Even though his cultivation had reached the Nascent Soul stage, Song Qingming had only been to the area around the "Floating Cloud Mountains" and had never dared to cross the demon clan's territory to the more dangerous "Northern Frontier".

Seeing the surprise on Song Qingming's face, Xia Mo was not surprised at all. She nodded again and explained:

“Fellow Daoist, you are right. The place I want to go is the northern border to the north of the Floating Cloud Mountains.

However, fellow Taoist, there is no need to be so surprised. Since I dare to go there, I must be quite confident, and there are more than just you and me on this trip.

Although I can't say that this will definitely succeed, it's not as dangerous as you think.

If you really encounter any danger, you can save your own life and don't have to worry about us.

If Fellow Daoist Song is willing to accept it, after this deed is accomplished, everyone can choose whatever they want from the obtained items except the one I want.

Although you have never been to Northern Frontier, you should know what that place is. I don't think I need to explain the opportunities there to you in detail.

I have reached the Nascent Soul stage, and ordinary spiritual objects are of no use to our practice.

Otherwise, if I could practice at home, I could break through the realm by myself, and I wouldn’t take the risk to go to the northern border to search for the spiritual object I wanted.”

After hearing Xia Mo's explanation, Song Qingming stood there in silence for a moment, then raised his head and looked at the other party seriously.

"I wonder when you are going to leave?"

"Fellow Daoist, you have already promised me!"

Seeing Song Qingming nod to her, Xia Mo's face, which was covered by the white veil, suddenly showed a hint of joy. (End of this chapter)