Qinghe Immortal Clan.

Seeing Song Qingming looking at him anxiously, Li Xuanyi became even more confused.

After asking back with some confusion, he stared at Song Qingming's face.

Song Qingming, who was not far away, had now realized that what he had just said seemed a little strange, and he felt a little embarrassed.

He blurted out these words in a hurry just now, and even he himself didn't know why these words suddenly came out of his mouth.

Facing his senior sister Li Xuanyi's gaze fixed on him, Song Qingming was thinking quickly in his mind how he could keep the person in front of him.

Before this, his master "Taoist Lingxu" had specifically instructed him, so Song Qingming naturally did not dare to tell Li Xuanyi about the inheritance that was entrusted to him that day.

But he had promised his master that he would protect his senior sister Li Xuanyi to conceive a baby, and at this moment he was really worried about her leaving "Chiyun Mountain" to go out and adventure.

After taking a deep breath, Song Qingming raised his eyes and looked at the other party seriously and said:

"Senior Sister, I know you don't like others to interfere in your affairs.

But I am really a little worried. I am afraid that if you get injured outside, it will delay the pregnancy in the future.

Over the years, no matter where you wanted to go, I never stopped you.

But this time, can you please listen to me?

Stay here first, and we can talk about traveling after the baby is formed, so I can feel more at ease."

Upon hearing this, Li Xuanyi's eyes turned slightly and looked at the other party again.

"Junior Brother Song! I want to know, you are so worried about my safety and don't want me to go out. Is it because of what Master told you at the beginning that you are worried about it?

Or, you yourself are worried about me?"

"Senior sister, I won't hide it from you anymore.

My master did tell me at the beginning to take good care of you in the future.

But this time, I really don’t want you to leave!”

This time, Song Qingming answered decisively, without any hesitation on his face, and his gaze towards Li Xuanyi was also without any dodging.

Li Xuanyi, who was standing not far away, was stunned and fell silent after hearing the answer.

For a moment, both of them stood there in a daze. There was silence all around them, as if everything had suddenly become quiet.

A breeze blew from afar, first brushing across Song Qingming's face, and then lifting up Li Xuanyi's black hair in front of him.

The two looked at each other, and no one spoke again.

".."

After a long silence, Li Xuanyi took the lead in breaking the silence and turned his gaze, then spoke softly:

"Junior Brother Song, it's getting late. I'll just drop you off here. You can go back first!"

After saying that, Li Xuanyi turned around and walked forward, leaving Song Qingming alone standing there.

It was not until Li Xuanyi's figure gradually disappeared from his sight that Song Qingming came to his senses, sighed softly, turned around and walked back against the breeze.

A moment later, Li Xuanyi, who had returned to the cave, glanced at the bronze mirror hanging on the table.

Only then did I realize that a hint of blush had appeared on my face without me noticing.

".."
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Deep in the "Floating Cloud Mountains", on top of a high mountain covered with white clouds.

On this day, a golden light suddenly came out from the cave at the top of the mountain, directly dispersing the clouds around the top of the mountain.

After a moment, the gate of the cave slowly rose up, and then a woman in purple clothes with blue eyes walked out.

As soon as she walked out of the cave, wherever the purple-clothed woman's eyes went, several figures immediately bowed to her respectfully.

"Congratulations to the ancestor for coming out of seclusion!"

"May the ancestor enjoy eternal blessings and live as long as the heavens!"

Although the dozen or so demon kings who were speaking were not very tall, they were all golden elixir demons that occupied the depths of the "Floating Cloud Mountains".

However, these usually majestic Jindan Demon Kings looked very nervous when facing this kind-looking woman in purple, and they didn't even dare to breathe.

The purple-robed woman narrowed her eyes and glanced at the many demon kings nearby, then asked softly:

"I came out of retreat, why didn't Feng Ling come to see me? Where did she go?"

"Feng Ling. Feng Ling she."

"Um,.!"

Seeing that the purple-clothed woman in front of him seemed a little unhappy, the demon king lying on the ground hurriedly opened his mouth and continued to reply:

"Reporting to the ancestor! Bai Yue died in Jinyu Mountain during the last demon tribe's southern expedition!"

"What did you say, Bai Yue also died in Jinyu Mountain?
The human cultivators are really bold. They actually dared to touch our people from Boyun Mountain. It seems that they really thought I was gone after being in seclusion for so long."

Seeing the unhappy look on the purple-clothed woman's face, a great demon king in the late Jindan stage who was standing next to her hurriedly led all the demons to kneel on the ground.

"Ancestor! The human race in the south has gained the upper hand in recent years. Not only did they surround and kill Fellow Daoist Chi Yun, but even Chi Yun Mountain has now been occupied by the human race.

If this continues, I am afraid that my demon clan will have to give up the entire Floating Cloud Mountain Range. I hope that the ancestor can help us take back our territory."

"Humph! You really have let me down over the years."
-
Half a year later, outside a market town in the north of Yue State.

Suddenly, a sword light flew from the northern sky and landed at the gate of the market town. Then, a figure walked quickly into the market town with a panicked look on his face.

"Uncle Master Yan is back, disciple greets Uncle Master!"

Seeing the person coming, the monk guarding the gate immediately asked the monks queuing at the door to make way, and stepped forward with a smile and bowed.

However, facing the flattery of the monks in front of him, the foundation-building monk didn't care about it at all, and shouted directly to the monks guarding the city:

"There are monsters coming from the north. Close the gate quickly and notify all monks to prepare to defend the city!"

"What, the monster is coming?"

"Defend the city..."

Several decades have passed since the last monster riot. During these decades, there has been no large-scale migration of monsters southwards from the northern border of Yue State, and the area around the market town has been peaceful.

Even if there are occasional scattered monsters that come nearby to harass monks, they will not pose much of a threat. At most, we will need to send out the market law enforcement team to clean them up.

When they suddenly heard the news that a large army of monsters was coming to attack the city, the monks defending the city were stunned for a moment, thinking that they had misheard the order.

"What are you still standing there for? Go close the city gates and activate the mountain protection formation, and send a message to inform the sect!"

It was not until the foundation-building monk spoke up again to remind them that the monks guarding the city suddenly reacted and hurriedly passed on the order to prepare to close the city gates.

The wandering cultivators not far away who heard that the monsters were coming to attack the city were so frightened that they rushed to the market town, fearing that they would be left behind.

Seeing the nervous look on the monks guarding the market town just now, everyone naturally knew that this time the monster's attack would definitely not be as simple as before.

Faced with such a dangerous situation, once they were locked outside the market town, these Qi Refining cultivators would have no chance of outrunning those ferocious monsters relying only on their legs.

The outcome will definitely be disastrous.

By escaping into the market town, at least they can rely on the "Mountain Protection Array" to help resist the monsters, and the probability of survival for everyone will be greatly increased.

After some emergency operations, as the gate of the market town slowly closed, a khaki light shield soon covered the entire market town.

Seeing that the "Mountain Protection Formation" had been successfully activated, the expressions of the many cultivators standing on the city wall gradually calmed down.

Although several decades have passed since the last monster riot, there are still many older cultivators in the market who have experienced that war between humans and monsters.

They knew very well that the power of this second-grade top-grade formation in the market town was enough to resist an attack by an army of thousands of monsters.

Several foundation-building monks who were standing in the front and leading the defense of the city, looked at the hundreds of monks behind them who were ready, but they still did not seem too at ease.

Since the end of the last monster riot, the monster army has never easily moved south in the past few decades. It is really hard to understand why the monsters would choose this time to launch a large-scale attack.

If the independent cultivators who had gone to the north to hunt monsters had not informed them of the situation and detected the movements of the monster army in advance, they would probably still be kept in the dark.

Just when everyone was looking nervous, a cloud of dust appeared in the distance, followed by a "boom" sound that reached the ears of the monks guarding the city.

Seeing such a large army of monsters appear, the faces of the monks present instantly became nervous again.

"All cultivators, listen up. We must not let the monster army break through the formation. Anyone who dares to retreat and affect the morale of the army will be treated as a deserter by the law enforcement team!"

"Yes, sir."

As the army of monsters pressed forward step by step, the monks guarding the city in the market town also began to cast spells to meet the enemy, and the battlefield was instantly filled with tragic shouts of killing.

Almost soon after, more than a dozen towns and cities in the northern part of the Yue Kingdom were attacked by the army of monsters heading south.

Suddenly, smoke of war rose in the north of Yue State.

While the monks of Yue State were busy dealing with the demons moving southward, the "White Dragon Valley" in the north of Dongbian Wei State was also surrounded by a large army of demons.

Seven or eight demon kings, led by the White Dragon Demon King, from the "Jinyu Mountain" sect, appeared one after another, each leading a demon army to attack the "White Dragon Valley" mountain protection formation in turns.

However, after experiencing the last trick of the demon clan, the "Xiaoyao Sect" had obviously been prepared and was not thrown into disarray by the sudden attack of the demon army.

Backed by the third-grade superior mountain protection formation, the army of human cultivators in the "White Dragon Valley" did not lose the upper hand even when surrounded by tens of thousands of demon troops, and still firmly defended the "mountain protection formation".

Other places in the north of Wei State, including "White Lion Ridge" and "Red Cloud Mountain" in the east, also encountered the army of monsters attacking from the south.

However, compared to the Bailong Valley, which is closest to the "Golden Feather Mountain", the pressure from the monster army faced by other places is much smaller, and there are no high-level monsters at the level of monster king.

Outside the Xiaoyao Hall of "Guyang Mountain", a beam of light flew over and landed directly at the entrance of the hall.

When Xu Ziyan entered the hall, she saw Bai Yuxian and Li Mufeng who were already sitting at the top seats, and she hurriedly stepped forward and bowed to them.

"Greetings to Uncle Li and Uncle Bai!"

"Zi Yan, you came to find us, but something happened in the White Dragon Valley in the north."

"Reporting to Uncle Bai, I just received a letter from Jiuyuan Sect asking for help.

Zi Yan did not dare to make the decision on her own, so she came to ask the two ancestors how the sect should decide! "

After Xu Ziyan finished speaking, she took out a letter that she had just opened from her body and cast a spell to hand it to Bai Yuxian in front of her.

“Humph! Since we are all human cultivators, our sect will not bother with them, but the Jiuyuan Sect actually has the nerve to ask us for help.

Do they think that we have completely forgotten what happened back then? "

Upon hearing that it was a letter of request for help from the Jiuyuan Sect of Yue State, Li Mufeng, who was sitting at the top, immediately became unhappy and angrily denounced the other party's shameless behavior. Bai Yuxian opened the letter and took a look, then slowly spoke with a hint of doubt:

"The Jiuyuan Sect actually asked us for help. It seems that the situation in Yue State is indeed worse than we expected.

However, the situation of Jiuyuan Sect is so critical, Qin State should not have taken no action. Could it be that Wanling Sect will ignore the safety of Yue State? "

After hearing what Bai Yuxian said, Li Mufeng thought for a moment before answering:
“A few years ago, when I was corresponding with He Laogui, I heard from him about Zhao Wuling’s seclusion.

Could it be true, as He Laogui said, that Zhao Wuling was in seclusion to reach the Divine Transformation Realm, and that was why the Wanling Sect had no time to take care of the affairs of the Kingdom of Yue?

Zhao Wuling's lifespan is much longer than mine, probably only about one or two hundred years, if he is determined to break through to the Spirit Transformation Realm.

This should be his last chance!"

Although he said this, there was still a hint of disbelief in Li Mufeng's eyes, as if he was not very sure about his guess.

Hearing this, Bai Yuxian nodded slightly and said:
"Brother, since you said that, this is indeed possible.

If the Wanling Sect cannot get away, it will be really troublesome if the demon clan launches a large-scale attack at this critical juncture. I don't know if there will be some new conspiracy.

Should we ask Junior Brother Song to come back and discuss this matter again?"

After hearing Bai Yuxian's proposal, Li Mufeng, who was sitting there, thought for a moment and shook his head.

"The demon race and our human race have been mortal enemies in this world of immortal cultivation for thousands of years. Whether there is a conspiracy or not, it is something that will happen sooner or later.

Last time we seized Chiyun Mountain in the north, the demon clan would never let it go.

Most of what happens today is still due to these causes and effects.

Send a message to Junior Brother Song to tell him to be more cautious as the other party will most likely attack there.

Right now we are struggling to take care of ourselves, so let’s not worry about Yue’s affairs for now.

Ziyan, go write them a letter and tell them that the White Dragon Valley has not been relieved yet and we have no time to withdraw for the time being."
-
In the cave on the top of "Chiyun Mountain", Song Qingming, who was meditating and practicing, slowly put down his hands, and the spiritual light on his body gradually dissipated.

When he had just formed his infant, most of the spiritual power of the Flame Heart Jade remained in his body, and he had also swallowed and refined many spiritual pills above level four.

Only then was Song Qingming able to quickly improve his cultivation to the third level of the Nascent Soul Realm.

Now, as his cultivation level gradually improves, Song Qingming also feels that his cultivation speed has obviously decreased a lot compared to before.

Even if he took those level 4 or above elixirs purchased from the "Donghuang Country", the effects were far inferior to when he had just formed a fetus.

At the current speed, it would probably take a lot of time for Song Qingming to cultivate to the peak of the third level of Nascent Soul.

Song Qingming had just finished his meditation and was about to get up to check on the "Golden Wind" that was practicing in the secret room.

But suddenly he heard a voice coming from the entrance of the cave outside, so he quickly got up and went to the hall outside.

A moment later, Huang Siyuan walked in with a letter and handed it to Song Qingming.

"Husband, this is the news that just came from Guyang Mountain. I haven't opened it yet. Please take a look first!"

Hearing this, Song Qingming nodded slightly and quickly opened the letter to take a look.

“The Black Dragon Demon King has not yet appeared in the White Dragon Valley. Senior Sister Bai asked us to be careful in case the demons suddenly attack us.

The sect has already sent Junior Sister Yun and Linxi to bring people over for support. We estimate that they should be able to reach Chiyun Mountain in a few days."

"Oh! Has Linxi come out of confinement?

Last time I was in seclusion and missed her chance to celebrate her Dan-forming. This time when Linxi comes, I have to make up for it by giving her a gift."

Song Linxi, who was in the sect, failed in his first attempt to form a pill decades ago, but he was not discouraged.

With the help of Song Qingming, Song Linxi accumulated experience over a period of time and finally obtained a five-element golden elixir spiritual object from the sect. A few years ago, he once again began to try to reach the golden elixir realm.

Before trying to form the elixir through seclusion, Song Linxi specially came to "Chiyun Mountain" to meet Song Qingming and received personal guidance from the family ancestor.

After that, he secluded himself for several years, and finally succeeded in forming a golden elixir a few years ago, becoming the sect's golden elixir elder.

After hearing what Huang Siyuan said, Song Qingming nodded slightly, then changed the subject and asked:

"What's the situation down the mountain recently? Have you sent a message to inform them?"

"Don't worry, my husband. The monsters on Chixia Peak and Qingyun Ridge have been repelled. I have also arranged for people to go to Bailing Mountain for support. They should be able to be relieved soon.

Junior Brother Fang has also sent a message to inform all the surrounding sacred mountains to strengthen their vigilance, and also sent them the high-level sound transmission talisman you refined.

As long as there is any movement nearby, we will receive the news quickly.

I have also arranged for people to patrol the area in the north close to the demon tribe."

"Well! Tell the people stationed on the sacred mountains in the north that if possible, they should withdraw all of them.

Senior Sister Bai and the others are probably right to worry. The demon tribe has made such a big fuss this time, and they are most likely coming for our Chiyun Mountain."

Ever since the demons conquered the "Floating Cloud Mountains" ten thousand years ago, the human race in the south has been at a disadvantage in the past few thousand years, facing attacks from the demons and losing cities and territories.

The last time the monsters rioted, Song Qingming and his team seized the opportunity to kill the "Red Cloud Demon King".

Afterwards, they joined forces with many sects including the Tianji Sect and occupied the fourth-level spiritual vein "Chiyun Mountain" in the north of Zheng State.

This is a rare and successful counterattack by human cultivators against the demon race in nearly a thousand years.

Faced with the counterattack of the human cultivators, the nearby demon tribe had been retreating, and Song Qingming thought they had already given up "Chiyun Mountain".

Unexpectedly, after only a few decades, the other party had already accumulated strength and was ready to make a comeback.

However, the current actions of the demon clan were somewhat within Song Qingming's expectations.

"Do you know who is behind the demon tribe's southward march this time?

It's fine if Jin Yushan says so, but I'm afraid the demon kings in the north will get involved and join forces with him to deal with us."

After hearing Song Qingming's instructions, Huang Siyuan realized that things might not be as simple as they seemed, so she asked again.

Hearing this, Song Qingming shook his head slightly.

"If it were just what you said, I wouldn't be that worried.

I am afraid that there will be other forces intervening behind them. These unknown dangers are actually the most terrifying."

In addition to the old rival, the Black Dragon Demon King in the "Golden Feather Mountain" in the west, there are three Nascent Soul Demon Kings around the "Red Cloud Mountain", namely the White Bone Demon King, the Thousand Eyes Demon King, and the Mad Lion Demon King.

When they captured "Chiyun Mountain" that year, these three Demon Kings also joined forces to try to retake the place and fought with Song Qingming and others.

In addition to the fact that the "White Bone Demon King" has already broken through the fourth level of the Nascent Soul, he also has a relatively powerful magical power.

The other two, "Thousand-Eyed Demon King" and "Mad Lion Demon King", are only in the early Nascent Soul stage, and their magical powers are average. They do not have many outstanding qualities among Nascent Soul cultivators.

If these three Demon Kings were to fight one by one, Song Qingming is now confident that he can defeat his opponents, so he does not take them seriously.

As for the "Black Dragon Demon King" who is at the sixth level of the Nascent Soul Realm, Song Qingming is not very confident that he can compete with him now.

But with the support of the "Mountain Protection Array" of Chiyun Mountain, they can still fight with them for a while, and wait for Li Mufeng and others to come to support, so they don't need to be too afraid of the other side.

The only thing we need to worry about is whether there are other forces involved behind them.

Otherwise, with only these enemies he knew, there would be absolutely no chance of capturing "Chiyun Mountain".

Just as Song Qingming and Huang Siyuan were discussing how to deal with the monster's counterattack.

On a high mountain to the north of "Chiyun Mountain", the four Demon Kings he had just mentioned had also gathered together, discussing how to plan to go south to attack the human territory.

Just as several demon kings were arguing with each other, a purple spiritual light suddenly flew from a distance and landed where they were.

Seeing the purple-clothed man in the lead, a hint of surprise flashed across the face of the "Black Dragon Demon King", and he hurriedly walked over with several demon kings beside him.

"Fellow Daoist Gu Yun, you are finally here!"

"I am here under the order of the ancestor to ask, it has been so long, when are you going to go south to attack the human territory?"

Hearing the purple-clothed man's question, the "Black Dragon Demon King" quickly smiled and replied:
“Don’t worry, Fellow Daoist Gu Yun, we have almost finished our discussion and will be heading south to attack Chiyun Mountain soon.

I wonder why Patriarch Boyun came to help us?"

Hearing the reply from the "Black Dragon Demon King", the purple-clothed man looked slightly displeased and immediately began to blame:

"Humph! It's just a small Chiyun Mountain. Do you guys need to keep discussing this here?

You are so timid, Molong, your courage is really getting smaller and smaller.

The ancestor told you to hurry up and act.

When it’s her turn to take action, you will naturally see her.”

"Please rest assured, we will send troops south immediately and will never let you down again!"

Faced with the purple-clothed man's extremely arrogant attitude, the "Black Dragon Demon King" did not dare to say much and nodded repeatedly in agreement.

Upon hearing this, the man in purple waved his hand in satisfaction, then turned around and turned into a beam of light and left the place.

After the purple-clothed man left, the "Black Dragon Demon King" turned to the other Demon Kings and spoke seriously:

“My fellow Taoists, since the ancestor has already sent someone to urge us, we don’t need to hesitate any longer and will head south to Chiyun Mountain tomorrow.

We must drive those human monks out of the Floating Cloud Mountains completely!"

As the orders of several Demon Kings were issued, a huge army of demon beasts quickly gathered nearby and headed straight for the "Chiyun Mountain" in the south with great momentum.

Shortly after the monsters took action, the human cultivators in "Chiyun Mountain" quickly detected the movements of the huge monster army in the north.

As soon as the sky brightened, a horn calling for monks to be summoned was heard from the top of "Chiyun Mountain". All the Jindan monks stationed on Lingshan Mountain immediately gathered together and came to the meeting hall in the market town.

Many people had just received the news and didn't know what had happened. After meeting each other, they started asking questions.

As soon as two figures appeared at the door, the voices in the hall disappeared immediately, and everyone bowed to the door.

"Greetings, Uncle Song, Grandmaster!"

Hearing this, Song Qingming glanced at everyone calmly, then took Huang Siyuan to the top seat and sat down.

"Everyone! I just received news that there is another large army of demon beasts heading south from the north, and this time they should be heading for our Chiyun Mountain.

I have called all of you here today to discuss how to repel the enemy."

"We are waiting to follow the orders of our ancestor!" (End of this chapter)