Qinghe Immortal Clan.

Chapter 914: Ice and Fire Dragon Breakthrough, Opportunity on the Path

Under normal circumstances, whether it is a human cultivator or a demon beast, the path of cultivation needs to be gradual step by step, so that there is a chance to break through to the next level.

After practicing for so many years, Song Qingming himself is the same.

Even though he had experienced many adventures and consumed many rare treasures, he had never experienced the special situation of breaking through several levels of cultivation in a short period of time.

The reason why the "Ice and Fire Dragon" in front of us suddenly underwent such a big change was due to a month ago.

At that time, when Song Qingming and Huo Feng were still fighting with Lei Ming and others at the bottom of the pool, the "Ice and Fire Dragon" obeyed Huo Feng's instructions and swallowed the remaining "golden ball" in the pool at the bottom of the pool in one gulp.

With its cultivation level at the Golden Core Realm, it could have directly swallowed the True Spirit Essence and Blood, a high-level spiritual object that contained powerful spiritual power.

Even if there is only a slight trace, the result will inevitably be an immediate explosion and death.

Fortunately, after breaking through the seal of the Fire Phoenix, the "Ice and Fire Dragon" successfully suppressed the true spirit essence and blood hidden in its body and was taken out by Song Qingming.

Originally, the Fire Phoenix just wanted to use the "Ice and Fire Dragon" to temporarily help seal the true spirit blood, and then find a suitable place outside to take out the "golden sphere" in its body and refine it again.

However, they did not expect that after escaping from the black fog, they were intercepted by two masters, the "White Crane Demon King" and the "Sky Tail Demon King".

After a fight!

Huo Feng and Song Qingming successfully killed the "White Crane Demon King" and escaped the crisis.

But she was also injured by the opponent's self-destructive poison pill during the battle, and the two were forced to hide back, wasting a lot of time.

It was not until several days had passed that the Fire Phoenix recovered from its injuries and finally took out the remaining golden spheres sealed in the body of the "Ice and Fire Dragon".

What the two did not expect was that when Song Qingming summoned the "Ice and Fire Dragon" out of the spirit beast bag again, it had undergone great changes.

It only delayed a few days, but unexpectedly, the "Ice and Fire Dragon" inadvertently passed through the seal set by the Fire Phoenix in its body and absorbed some of the "true spirit essence and blood" in the golden sphere.

In just a few days, his cultivation level suddenly broke through from the fourth level of Golden Core to the seventh level of Golden Core. The huge amount of spiritual power absorbed into his body also caused him to fall into a coma.

You know, the spiritual power contained in the "True Spirit Essence and Blood" is enormous.

As a Nascent Soul cultivator, Huo Feng only absorbed most of the golden sphere. When she left the restricted space, her cultivation had already risen from the fifth level of the Nascent Soul to the peak level of the sixth level.

The "Ice and Fire Dragon" is just a Jindan spirit beast and it is difficult for it to refine such a huge amount of spiritual power. If it continues, the final outcome will inevitably be an explosion and death.

Fortunately, after the Fire Phoenix discovered the abnormality, it took out the "golden ball" sealed in its body in time. Otherwise, if it continued to absorb it, it would probably only have one demon pill left now.

However, even so, in the following period of time, the Ice and Fire Dragon, which absorbed some of the "True Spirit Essence and Blood" into its body, continued to improve its cultivation.

It was not until it reached the peak of the ninth level of the Golden Core that its aura gradually began to stabilize.

According to Huo Feng, the reason why the "Ice and Fire Dragon" was still sleeping was because the "True Spirit Essence Blood" suddenly merged into its body, causing a slight mutation in its bloodline.

After a period of time, when it has completely refined the "true spirit essence and blood" in its body, it should be able to wake up.

Even with the Fire Phoenix's reminder, the "Ice and Fire Dragon" should not be in any danger of its life.

However, Song Qingming, who has always been cautious, has summoned it out every day in recent days to check the changes in its body.

After all, it was a spiritual beast that he had cultivated for many years and spent so many spiritual objects to cultivate, so Song Qingming naturally had some feelings for the "Ice and Fire Dragon" in his heart.

This accidental swallowing and refining of the "True Spirit Essence Blood" made its cultivation level advance by leaps and bounds. Although it was a good thing for it, it was also a great opportunity.

However, Song Qingming's greatest hope is that the "Ice and Fire Dragon" can survive safely, and nothing should go wrong again.

If your cultivation level is lower, you still have a chance to improve it slowly, but if you lose your life, it will be a loss.

With the help of spiritual sense, he probed into the body of the "Ice and Fire Dragon" and sensed it carefully.

Seeing that its aura was still relatively stable, Song Qingming slowly felt relieved and put the "Ice and Fire Dragon" back into the spirit beast bag.

After recovering his magic power for a while, Song Qingming took out the "Northern Border" map given to him by Huo Feng, and then found a direction to leave the barren mountain.

There are two roads returning from the "Northern Frontier" to the human territory of the Floating Cloud Mountains.

One way is to enter the "Thunder Yuan Sea" from the east as Song Qingming did when he came, bypass the East China Sea and return to the "Floating Cloud Mountains" cultivation world.

The other way is to go straight south, pass through the "Floating Cloud Mountains" controlled by the demon clan, and then you can return directly to the human territory.

Song Qingming had already walked the first road once, so it was relatively safer.

However, this direction is much farther than the second route, and it will take at least two months for Song Qingming to return to "Chiyun Mountain".

If he took the second route, the distance would be shortened by half, and he would be able to leave the demon territory in about a month.

After some thought, Song Qingming decided to follow the same route he came from and head east.

Although it would be closer to go south, I also have the map given by Huo Feng.

But Song Qingming had never walked this road himself, so he was still a little unsure. Although going east would take more time, at least it would be safer for him.

Moreover, the map that Huo Feng gave him not only recorded the Demon King's Sacred Mountain along the Floating Cloud Mountains, but also marked the powerful demon territories in the "Northern Frontier".

As long as you can avoid these places as much as possible, you shouldn't encounter too much danger.

Although Song Qingming obtained many precious spiritual objects during this trip to the "Northern Frontier", he also experienced the dangers of the "Northern Frontier".

When the "Red Fire Spirit Liquid" was stolen, a powerful demon clan like the "Tianfeng Clan" could easily send out more than a dozen Nascent Soul masters to chase and intercept Song Qingming and others.

During this trip to the "Heavenly Demon Valley", Song Qingming, who followed the Fire Phoenix, saw many powerful people from various demon tribes.

Not to mention such powerful late Nascent Soul cultivators as the purple-clothed woman and the "Sky Tail Demon Emperor", even the "White Crane Demon Emperor" and Lei Ming, who are weaker than them, have already reached the peak of the middle Nascent Soul stage.

There are at least dozens of demon masters who have entered the restricted space, and their cultivation strength is higher than Song Qingming.

Even if you pick any one of them at random, Song Qingming is not someone he can handle alone now.

In this place where many monsters are rampant, even a human Yuanying cultivator with a high level of cultivation like him has to hide his figure and act low-key as much as possible when he comes here.

Otherwise, if he provoked the nearby demon tribe and alarmed the demon kings again and they chased and intercepted him, Song Qingming might not be as lucky as before to escape.

Carefully, Song Qingming walked eastward for tens of thousands of miles and soon arrived above a green grassland.

Just as he was staring straight ahead, suddenly several beams of light flew quickly from a distance and headed straight towards where Song Qingming was.

Seeing this scene, Song Qingming was suddenly shocked and quickly cast a spell to control the "Phantom Boat" to quietly fall down.

Soon, several beams of light flew quickly above his head, gradually going away and disappearing from his sight.

Song Qingming, who was hiding in an open space below, could see at this moment that the cultivation levels of these rays of light were almost at the Jindan realm, and they seemed to be the Jindan demon kings entrenched nearby.

As they passed by, they seemed to be in a hurry, as if something big had happened nearby, which made Song Qingming's face slightly reveal a bit of confusion.

However, he was in a hurry to get out of this situation and didn't want to get involved in other people's affairs.

After the figures of these demon cultivators disappeared, Song Qingming controlled the "Phantom Boat" to fly into the air and continued to head east.

But what he didn't expect was that he had just started and hadn't walked far when dozens of beams of light flew towards him quickly from the front.

The leading demon cultivator was escaping at an incredibly fast speed and had gradually left the others behind him. He was obviously a Nascent Soul cultivator at the same level of cultivation as Song Qingming.

Since parting with the Fire Phoenix, Song Qingming had been careful to hide his figure while traveling for several days, and tried to bypass the territories of powerful demon tribes as much as possible.

Therefore, along the way, except for occasionally needing to avoid some demon kings with higher cultivation levels, Song Qingming had never revealed his identity in front of the demon clan.

This time, Song Qingming was really surprised to suddenly encounter a Nascent Soul Demon King head-on, and he also sensed a hint of danger in his heart.

Seeing that the other party was getting closer and closer to his position, Song Qingming did not hesitate and quickly controlled the flying boat to turn south.

When he encountered demon kings whose cultivation level was only at the Golden Core Realm, Song Qingming was confident that he could rely on the "Phantom Boat" to hide his body shape and aura, so he chose to hide directly underneath.

But at this moment, he encountered a Nascent Soul Demon King whose cultivation was not lower than his own. Without the protection of the magic array, it would be impossible for him to avoid the opponent's spiritual detection with only the "Phantom Boat" under his feet.

In order to hide his aura as much as possible, Song Qingming controlled the flying boat at a slow speed, wanting to stay as far away as possible from the Demon King in front of him.

However, he had just set out not long ago, but he did not expect that the Demon King, who was on his way, had already sensed the fluctuations of spiritual energy near the front, and his eyes could not help but be fixed on the vicinity of the "Phantom Boat".

Seeing that the other party had discovered where he was hiding, he rushed over here.

Song Qingming no longer hid his figure, and directly used all his strength to cast a spell to control the "Phantom Boat" to quickly escape into the distance.

"Who dares to hide here secretly?"

When the Demon King saw the flying boat under Song Qingming's feet, his face changed. Without hesitation, he shouted loudly, sped up his escape and led his men to chase after him.

The cultivation level of this Demon King is not high. Like Song Qingming, he is only at the second level of Nascent Soul.

If the two of them were to fight alone, Song Qingming, who now possesses the "Ten Thousand Spirits Puppet Array" and many high-level magic weapons, would not be afraid of the other party.

But now he was in a very dangerous demon territory. Even if Song Qingming was sure to defeat the opponent, he should not expose his identity and fight with him here. If he was entangled by the opponent and his demon king, and attracted other demon masters, it would be even more difficult for Song Qingming to escape.

Regardless of whether the other party has discovered your identity or not, you must leave this place quickly.

This time, Song Qingming did not leave any room for himself. He directly cast a spell at full speed to escape, and continued to use the "Nine Palaces Meteor Escape" to speed up his flight along the way.

He quickly distanced himself from the many monsters behind him. In less than a quarter of an hour, Song Qingming escaped hundreds of miles away and came from the endless grassland to the sky above a forest.

At this time, the "demon kings" who were chasing after him had already disappeared, leaving only the Demon King with the highest cultivation level, the second level of the Nascent Soul, who was still maintaining his speed and trying his best to catch up with him at a distance behind him.

Away from the uncovered prairie behind him, Song Qingming felt a little relieved. He quickened his pace and glanced around.

He wanted to use the mountains as a cover to see if he could find a suitable hiding place and escape the enemy's pursuit.

Just as Song Qingming was staring at his feet, a white light with a powerful aura suddenly appeared in front of him and headed straight for Song Qingming's location.

Song Qingming, who saw this scene from afar, suddenly changed his expression.

Just as he was about to turn around and flee, a voice transmission suddenly came from the front, causing Song Qingming, who was fleeing, to suddenly have a look of shock on his face.
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Half a quarter of an hour later, a red light suddenly flew over the sky above a lush green mountain.

I saw a man in a red robe in the air, his eyes constantly scanning the surroundings as he passed by.

After finding nothing around, the man in red robe quickly left the vicinity, fled into the distance and disappeared near the mountains.

After the figure of the red-robed man completely disappeared into the distant sky, Song Qingming, who was hiding in a magic circle on the top of the mountain, withdrew his gaze with a look of relief.

Then Song Qingming immediately turned to the white figure behind him, bowed with gratitude and said:
"Fellow Daoist Xia, I never expected to meet you here. This time, I am really grateful for your help.

If you hadn't set up a hiding formation here in advance, I'm afraid we wouldn't know how long it would have chased us!"

The person who stood in front of Song Qingming and saved him was none other than Xia Mo, who had originally invited Song Qingming to come to the "Northern Frontier" to search for spiritual objects.

Seeing Song Qingming bowing to her and thanking her, Xia Mo smiled and waved at him:
"You and I are good friends in the same field, Brother Song, please don't be so polite!

I have actually been waiting for you here for almost half a month. I had lost contact with Fellow Daoist Song before, and my sister and I have been worried about your safety.

I didn't expect to see Fellow Daoist Song return safely this time, which means my efforts were not in vain."

"Fellow Daoist Xia stayed here specifically to wait for me. How did you know I would pass by?"

Before breaking up with Huo Feng, Song Qingming had tried to use the communication item that Xia Mo gave him.

But because the distance was too far, the communication talisman could not contact Xia Mo and others at all.

Song Qingming guessed in his heart that after they couldn't wait for him, they might have already left the "Northern Frontier" and returned to the East China Sea to cultivate immortals.

After all, several months had passed since he and Wang Lingji separated.

Under such circumstances, Xia Mo and the others would not be able to contact him, and they would most likely think that he had fallen into the hands of the demon clan.

Even if it were Song Qingming himself, he would never choose to stay in this dangerous place waiting for him.

So after making sure that Xia Mo and the others were not nearby, Song Qingming did not care too much about their departure, and he never thought that he would have the chance to meet her here again.

Just now when Song Qingming met Xia Mo halfway, he thought he had mistaken her for someone else. If he had not received the message from Xia Mo in time, he would not have believed that he would suddenly meet her here.

Later, in order to avoid pursuit by the man in red robes behind them, Song Qingming never had the chance to ask about this matter.

It was not until he was out of danger that he suddenly remembered the question in his mind.

Faced with the doubts in Song Qingming's mouth, Xia Mo did not think too much and directly told Song Qingming everything that happened next.

After Xia Mo and Shen Bingling escaped from the territory of the "Tianfeng Clan" that day, they came to the meeting place agreed upon by several people and waited for Song Qingming and Wang Lingji.

After waiting for a few days, there was still no sign of the two.

It was not until a few days later that Xia Mo, who was extremely anxious, received the news that someone was coming to meet her. She saw Wang Lingji, who was seriously injured and only had his Nascent Soul body left.

According to Wang Lingji, Song Qingming was not able to escape with them, and when he separated from him, he was chased and intercepted by the Nascent Soul masters of the "Tianfeng Clan".

Even though they knew that Song Qingming was likely in danger and had fallen into the hands of the demon clan, Xia Mo and the others still stayed where they were and waited patiently for a few days.

Seeing that the other party was taking a long time to join them, Wang Lingji and Shen Bingling were seriously injured and did not dare to stay in that dangerous place for long, so the three of them discussed returning to the East China Sea to cultivate immortals first.

In fact, it was only Xia Mo who came back to pick up Song Qingming this time.

The reason why she guessed that Song Qingming would pass by here and deliberately stayed nearby waiting for him was that she relied on a special secret method to successfully deduce this matter.

In the world of cultivating immortals, there are some special magical powers that are good at deduction and calculation. Song Qingming has naturally heard of some of them after practicing for many years.

However, this kind of magical power to predict future events mostly goes against the laws of nature, and the accuracy rate is generally not very high.

In the world of immortal cultivation, very few people choose to practice this path.

After hearing Xia Mo's explanation, Song Qingming suddenly remembered that he had met the other party on "Black Cloud Island". Now that he thought about it, it seemed that the incident was most likely not a coincidence.

Although there was a slight surprise on his face, he couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

"Fellow Daoist Song, I wasn't sure whether I had predicted that you would come here, but I felt a little unwilling, so I decided to stay and try my luck.

I didn't expect to actually meet you. It seems my luck is not bad this time.

However, I still have some doubts, how did you escape in the first place, and why didn't you come and join us?"

After explaining to Song Qingming, seeing that he remained silent, Xia Mo changed the subject and asked about his experiences during this period, her eyes full of curiosity.

She had already expected that Song Qingming would escape from the demon clan alive, so she did not seem too surprised.

What made her a little puzzled was why Song Qingming did not choose to go and join them after escaping, but only came here now.

On the way back, Song Qingming knew that he would meet Xia Mo and the others sooner or later, so he had naturally thought about this problem in his mind a long time ago.

But he didn't expect that he would meet Xia Mo so soon, and his face looked a little caught off guard.

However, he was a Nascent Soul cultivator who had practiced for many years after all. Song Qingming was stunned for a moment, then immediately calmed himself down and explained his recent experiences to Xia Mo.

Of course, Song Qingming would never tell the other party about his encounter with Long Feng and Huo Feng.

According to his explanation, after parting with Wang Lingji that day, Song Qingming was chased by the "Tianfeng Clan" and hid in the water, but he managed to escape the other party's pursuit.

However, after Song Qingming left the territory of the "Tianfeng Clan" and was on his way to reunite, he accidentally encountered another group of demon cultivators chasing him.

After running for a while, Song Qingming could only hide in a passing restriction.

Although he managed to escape the pursuit of the group of demon monks by hiding in the restriction, he also stayed in it for several months before he successfully escaped from the restriction.

After escaping, Song Qingming couldn't contact Xia Mo and the others, so he chose to return alone. Unexpectedly, he was chased by the monsters halfway and ran into Xia Mo here.

Although Song Qingming's words were half true and half false, there were basically no major loopholes in his logic.

After listening to his story, Xia Mo did not show any strange expression on her face, and it seemed that she did not doubt Song Qingming's explanation too much.

“I specially invited Fellow Daoist Song to come to Northern Frontier before, and I feel a little guilty about it. If something really happens to you, I don’t know how to explain it to Funiushan.

Your safe return this time is a blessing in disguise for me!"

Hearing Xia Mo's slightly apologetic tone, Song Qingming quickly smiled and waved his hand, saying, "Fellow Daoist Xia, that's too polite.

This time I came here as promised to my fellow Taoist. Even if something really happens, it cannot be blamed on you.

But we were lucky to get away safely this time. If we encounter this situation again, I am afraid we will not be so lucky. "

"Yes! Brother Daoist Song is right.

We fell into the Demon King's trap this time, and we were lucky to escape safely.

But everyone has his or her own destiny, otherwise you and I would not have the chance to meet here."

".."

After experiencing a life-and-death crisis, Song Qingming and Xia Mo met again. While they were both grateful, they couldn't help but feel a little emotional.

For Nascent Soul cultivators like them, choosing to come to the "Northern Frontier" to risk searching for spiritual objects is indeed a very dangerous thing.

But if you don't take the risk, you won't be able to find the spiritual objects you want by hiding at home, let alone the opportunities for the Tao in the future.

Hearing Xia Mo's comfort, Song Qingming could only nod slightly.

The two did not stay there for too long. They quickly put away the magic circle and left the top of the mountain together.

(End of this chapter)